Day in the Life of a HIS High School Student

Written in English and Japanese by Theo Brennan

Photos by Akito Dixon

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Hey guys! My name is Theodore Brennan, and I’m a freshman at HIS. In this article, I’ll be telling you guys what it’s like to be a high school student at HIS.

It was a B-day for me, so I had the Nature of Science class on the third floor for my first block. We are currently learning about Newton’s First Law of motion – inertia. We watched a video, took some notes, and did an experiment! Science class ended after we finished the experiment, so I headed to my next class on the fourth floor, Physical Education (P.E.).

こんにちは！僕はHISの9年生ブレナン塁です。この記事ではHISの高校生の生活について伝えます！

今日はB-Dayなので一時間目の授業は三階で行われる科学の授業でした。今科学の授業では物理について学んでいます。ビデオを見たりノートを取ったり実験もしました！科学のあとは四階にある体育でした。

In P.E. class we are practicing volleyball. So far, we have learned the serve, bump, set, block, and spike. We started off with an agility drill to get our blood pumping and did some serves and bumps to warm up. After we were ready, we separated into two teams and began a practice match! The practice match was very exciting, and it was a very close game, but my team hit the 25-point mark first and won. The clock struck noon, so now it was lunchtime! I headed to my homeroom, which is the art room on the third floor. I ate my lunch there and then headed to the gym for free time to play some basketball.

今体育授業ではバレーボールを練習しています。体育ではもうサーブ、バンプ、セット、ブロック、スパイクなどの技を学びました。ウオームアップをして二つのチームに別れ練習試合を始めました。体育の後はお昼ご飯を食べて自由時間はバスケをしました。

I was halfway through the day and had only two classes left! My next class was Pre-AP English, so I headed downstairs to the second floor. In Pre-AP English class, we had an essay assessment. I prepared for about 45 minutes and began the essay. I finished just as the bell rang and headed back to the third floor for my last class – Intermediate Japanese!

　自由時間が終わって後クラスが二つ残っていました！次は二階にある英語の授業でした。45分ぐらい作文を書く準備してから書き始めました。ちょうど授業が終わった時に作文を書き終わりました！次は最後の授業の中級の日本語クラスがありました。

The Intermediate Japanese class began with a brief quiz on ten kanji. After the quiz, I rehearsed my presentation for my research on the effects of calcium in Japanese in front of the class because I had an upcoming presentation that I would have to present in front of Beginner and Advanced Japanese students. After each student presented, the final bell rang, and we wrapped things up and cleaned up the classroom. We finished sweeping the floor and wiping the tables, so we were dismissed to go home!

　中級の日本語クラスが始まったら漢字10文字のクイズをしました。その後、カルシウムについてのプレゼンテーションをクラスの前で練習しました。カルシウムについてのプレゼンは初級と上級の日本語クラスの生徒たちに発表をしなければいけないのでみんな練習しました。ちょうどみんながプレゼンを練習し終わったらチャイムが鳴ったのでクラスを掃除してみんな帰りました！