上山田小の運動会:インフルエンザに勝った Guest of Honor at Kamiyamada Elementary School's Athletic Tourney

September 19, 2009: 季節 Seasons

Kamiyamada Elementary School's 2009 'Undokai'

周りのがっこうでインフルエンザのせいで小学校の運動会が延期、又は中止になっているケースが多いです。上山田の南隣の小学校の運動会が中止になったら、親が文句を言ってきて、やる様にやったそうです。北隣の小学校のが平日に延期されたら、親が文句を言ってきて、週末に戻されたそうです。北風も南風もふいているのに、この上山田小学校でまだインフルエンザが発生していない。予定通り、19日に運動会が行いました。
私は評議委員として、VIP席で見れました。何で親がそんなに見たいか、分かってきました。学生の「一生懸命」の運動が見事です!

All around Kamiyamada, schools are canceling or delaying their yearly Athletics Tournaments ("Undokai") due to outbreaks of influenza. The school to our south canceled theirs, but parents complained so much it was reinstated. The school to the north rescheduled theirs to a later weekday, but when parents complained it was moved again to a weekend. Here in Kamiyamada, despite winds blowing from the north and south, we haven't had a single case of Swine Flu. So our tournament was held as scheduled on the 19th. I got to see it from a VIP seat, as I am on the school's advisory board. Getting to see the all-out efforts of the school kids up close made me understand why parent are so vehement about seeing the tournaments.



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