Address
Hanamaki Higashi High School
Matsuzono-cho 55-1
Hanamaki-shi
Iwate
025-0066
JAPAN
TEL: 0198-41-1135 (General Office)
0198-24-2825 (Staff Room)
FAX: 0198-41-1136 (General Office)
0198-41-1137 (Staff Room)
Staff & Students
Principal: KODASHIMA Junzo
Curriculum: Standard Curriculum
Classes: 19
Students: 685 (425 boys; 260 girls)
Teachers
(Full-time): 35
(Part-time): 14
Office Staff: 5
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Founding Principles
The founders of this school established Hanamaki Higashi on the spirit
of their own lifelong principles.
These priciples are gratitude, repayment of kindness,
and service to others. Moreover, as the school was built by people
with pride in their town, we embrace the principle of respect for
our surroundings.
Our aim is to nurture individuals with a sincere and caring attitude,
who embrace the truth, try to improve on their strengths and
who can play an active part in society.
Educational Policies
Based squarely on the founding principles and school mottoes of gratitude,
repayment of kindness, service to others, study and an enterprising spirit,
the school has established the following educational policies:
1. To raise truthful individuals who value learning, refine their
abilities, and respect justice.
2. To raise dignified individuals with a keen sense of beauty,
who value courtesy.
3. To raise strong individuals both in body and will.
4. To raise responsible individuals who respect effort and have
the power to act by showing gratitude, repaying kindness and
serving others.
5. To raise enterprising individuals, who showing individuality will
contribute to the development of society and culture.
School History
In April 1982, through the kind offices of Hanamaki City and the Hanamaki
Board of Education, Yamura Gakuin High School and the Fuji University-
Affiliated Hanamaki High School were merged.
As a result, Hanamaki Higashi High School was formed.
Based on Hanamaki City's Educational Plan, the aim was to strengthen and
make private education available in the city more appealing.
(The former Yamura Gakuin High School)
1957: Established as a girls' day school with a standard curriculum.
1969: Became a coeducational school.
1970: Electronics course added.
(The former Fuji University-affiliated Hanamaki High School)
1956: Established as Hanamaki Commercial High School.
1962: Standard curriculum course added.
1975: Name changed to Fuji University-Affiliated Hanamaki High School.
A Brief History of Hanamaki Higashi High School
1st April 1982: -Yamura Gakuin and the Fuji University-affiliated Hanamaki
High Schools merge to form Hanamaki Higashi High School.
-Mr. ISHIKAWA Tsutomu is inaugurated as Hanamaki Higashi's
first principal.
-Number of students: Standard (160); Electonic (40);
Business & Commerce (40)
6th April 1983: -Mr. ISHIKAWA retires.
-Mr. KITAMURA Minoru is inaugurated as second prinipal.
15th July 1984: -School director and Hanamaki mayor, Mr. FUJITA Mannosuke
passes away.
2nd August: -Chief director, Mrs. YAMURA Masako passes away.
29th August: -Mr. YOSHIDA Isao becomes Hanamaki mayor, school director
and takes the position of chief director.
10th December: -Bicycle shed completed (370 spaces)
April 1985: -Word-processing classroom opened (25 terminals).
August 1987: -New school gates and landscaping completed.
7th November: -School celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.
20th February 1988: -Mr. ODASHIMA Minoru becomes chief director.
August: -Data processing classroom opened (34 terminals).
21st November: -Sub-committee formed to find new school site.
19th December: -Request for school move submitted to Hanamaki mayor.
20th March 1989: -First inaugural meeting of the committee to promote the
school move.
24th April: -Following the board of directors' meeting, the committee
to promote the school move meets and decides upon the
site south of Hiijono Athletic Park, Matsuzono-cho.
June: -Word-processing classroom (45 terminals) and commerce
classroom opened.
12th August 1990: -Appearance at the 72nd All-Japan High Schools' Baseball
Tournament (Koshien Stadium).
15th September: -Yamura Gakuin advisor and Hanamaki Assembly leader, Mr.
ITO Sukebumi passes away.
31st March 1991: -Principal KITAMURA retires.
-Mr. MIYANO Shuei inaugurated as third principal.
1st April 1992: -Preparation for move and site purchase begin.
3rd April: -Sateline classroom opened.
25th November: -Meeting to decide on construction and facilities at new
site.
19th July 1993: -Ceremony to mark completion of the dormitory.
15th April 1995: -Ceremony to mark completion of general sports fields and
baseball field.
22nd June: -Festival to pray for safe site construction.
25th September 1996: -Ceremony to bid farewell to old site and enter new site.
2nd-3rd October: -Move to new site.
22nd October: -Ceremony to mark completion of new site.
18th October 1997: -Fortieth anniversary celebrations.
31st March 1998: -Principal MIYANO retires
-Mr. SATO Yasuhiko inaugurated as fourth principal.
1st April: -Private institution running the school changes its name
from Yamura Gakuin to Hanamaki Gakuin.
-Business & commerce and electronics courses incorporated
into standard curriculum course.
-School accepts only applications for standard curriculum
course.
-Standard curriculum divided into different sub-courses.
11th December: -Sister schools liaison started with Lakeside High,
Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA.
31st March 2001: -Principal SATO retires.
-Mr. OIKAWA Shoshiro inaugurated as fifth principal.
31st March 2003: -Principal IKAWA retires.
-Mr. KODASHIMA Junzo inaugurated as sixth principal.
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