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SCHOOL SYMBOL
 The penta−arc symbolizes the important elements connected with the number "5". First，Utsunomiya Kita High SchooI was offcially established in the "55"th year of the Showa Era.Second,students are inspired to develop "5" essential qualities namely,intelligence,virtue,sound body,affection,and strong will.Third,each student is expected to promote international friendship across the "5" continents.This penta−arc emblem is a key to understanding the high spirits and lofty ideals of the school as well as the students．
SCHOOL HISTORY
 UTSUOMIYA KITA HIGH SCHOOL was founded in 1980 as a general course high school. The inaugural ceremony of the school was held in April,1980. At this time,Kita High was designated as a pilot school for international education and understanding.
 The first group of lO exchange students from Kita High was sent to a high school in Oregon on a Japanese-American exchange program in 1982. That same year,Kita High developed a relationship,as a partner school,with Greenwich High School in Connecticut. Long Beach Polytechnic High School in California and Booker T.Washington High School in Oklahoma replaced Greenwich High School as partnership schools in 1985.
 Upon the completion of the school facilities,the area surrounding the school was landscaped in 1984. The swimming pool was built in 1985. "Hokuiryo,"the school training center,was completed in 1987. It is available for club camps and other student activities. The Japanese Archery Ground was finished in 1989. In November,2000. Utsunomiya Kita Senior High School celebrated its 20th anniversary.
ENROLLMENT
1 Students
 Approximately900（ages 15 to 18）
2 Number of Clasess
 21（7classes per year）
3 Class Size
 About 40 students
4 Students'Tansportation to School
 Bicycle98％，Bus2％
5 Future Course
 Almost all the students advance their academic study in colleges,universities and other specialized educational institutions．

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STAFF
◎ Principal（1）
◎ Vice-Principal（2）
◎ Teaching Staff（53）
Japanese,  Socia lStudies,  Mathematics,  Science,  Physical Education,  Music,  Calligraphy,  Fine Arts,  English,  Home Economics
◎ Other Staff（11）
School Nurse,  Librarian,  Assistant Language Teacher,  Science Assistant,  Office Clerks,  Caretakers

DAILY SCHEDULE

Staff Meeting       8:15〜 8:25
Homeroom Time  8:30〜 8:40
  lstPeriod           8:45〜 9:35 
  2ndPeriod         9:45〜10:35
  3rdPeriod         10:45〜11:35
  4thPeriod         11:45〜12:35
Lunch Break      12:35〜13:20
Cleaning            13:20〜13:40
  5thPeriod         13:40〜14:30
　6thPeriod         14:40〜15:30
  7thPeriod         15:40〜16:30

CLUBS

◎ Sports Clubs
Mountaineering   Kendo（Japanese Fencing）   Judo   Tennis   Basketball   Vollyball   Badminton   Baseball   Soccer   Table Tennis   Track and Field   Japanese Archery   Dance   Cheerleading

◎ Culture Clubs
IEC（International Exchange Club）   Movie   Brass Band   Photography   Fine Arts   Literature   Drama   "Go"（Japanese Chess）   Junior Red Cross   Broadcasting   Science   Tea Ceremony   Computer   Chorus   Animation＆Comics   Cooking   "Karuta" 

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STUDENT COUNCIL
 The Student Councilis an autonomous Students'organization which is designed to promote self-reliance and friendship. It is expected to exhibit its initiatives in organizing diverse student-related events and activities under the guidance of school teachers. Some of the functions arranged and organized by the Student Council are Cultural Festival,Sports Day,Students'Assembly and others. The Student Council has several committees from Health-care Committee to School Newspaper Committee. Those committees as well as the school clubs support the overall activities of the Student Council.

SCHOOL CALENDAR & MAIN SCHOOL EVENT

1ST TERM（April〜July）
April
 Entrance Ceremony
 Opening Ceremony
 Health Check-up
May
 Sports Day
 Anniversary of Foundation
 Mid-term Exams
July
 Exchange Students'Visit
 Term-end Exams
 Closing Ceremony（August-Summer Vacation）

2ND TERM（August〜December）
September
 SchooI Festival
 Sports Day
October
 Mid-term Exams
November
 Exchange Activities with Asian Rural
 Institute Participants
December
 Term-end Exams
 SchooI Excursion
 Closing Ceremony (Winter Vacation-2weeks)

3RD TERM（January〜March）
January
 Entrance Exams for Government-run Univ.
February
 Entrance Exams for Private Univ.
March
 High SchooI Entrance Exams
 Graduation Ceremony（Spring Vacation-2weeks）

ASSISTANT LANGUAGE TEACHER（ALT）
 Kita High is a base school for an ALT,who gives an increased incentive for higher scholarship,more practical language training and deeper cross-cultural awareness.
EXCHANGE PROGRAMS
 We have partnership schooIs in the U.S.A. with which we enjoy annual exchange activities. Kita High students stay in private homes,and attend school lessons with their host students. American students,vice versa,also visit our school,and spend their time with us learning the Japanese language and our culture. In addition to the short-term exchange programs,there are an increasing number of students who wish to study abroad for the period of one year and sometimes more. They go to various countries such as the U.S.A.,Germany,and China and come back to the schooI with their international horizons broadened.
EXCHANGE STUDENTS FROM OVERSEAS
 The school also welcomes a few overseas students from multifarious countries. They study with Kita High students for about a year and play an active role in introducing their culture and in teaching new perspectives and values. They are conscientious workers in learning the Japanese language and our culture．
SUPER ENGLISH LANGUAGE HIGHSCHOOL（SELHi）
 From April 2003,Kita High was designated as the Super English Language HighSchool（SELHi）for Tochigi Prefecture. Over the next three years,instructors sought to raise the linguistic abilities of students by conducting English classes mainly in English,using Japanese only when necessary. Periodicaly,classes were opened to the public for observation and evaluation,followed by a discussion with other teachers and professors as to how classes were conducted.
THE PROFILE OF UTSUNOMIYA
 UTSUNOMIYA is located about lOO kilometers north of Metropolitan Tokyo and is the largest city in the North Kanto Region. As the capital of Tochigi Prefecture,it is the industrial and commercial center with abundant technological dynamism. In terms of geography,Utsunomiya lies at the crossroads to the pottery town of Mashiko,Nikko National Park and Nasu-Kinugawa Hot Spring Resorts.
 Historically,Utsunomiya was developed as a gateway town of Futara Shrine in the 17th Century and later grown into as a castle town of the Lord of Utsunomiya. Today the city is punctuated by multifarious amenities and cultural facilities like parks,museums,libraries and community centers. Utsunomiya Kita High School is only a 15 minutes' drive from JR Utsunomiya Station but situated on the outskirts of the clty surrounded by a serene environment with clean air.

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