FEATURE: Built to Last

By Miyuki ASAI & Ryoko GOTO

Our headmaster, George Pruitt said he would rather be at school than at home during an earthquake because our school is one of the safest buildings in this area.

Not only is it a safe building but there are other features that we can appreciate such as the tall ceilings, wide corridors, large windows that let in a lot of natural light, as well as the warmth from the sun and there are even rooms that we do not use. There's a huge open space in the middle of the school, so we can communicate freely with our friends and teachers. Mr Pruitt said that when it was built, he thought the building was luxurious because the materials for the school came from all over the world. And did you know that the President of the school, Mr Kurimoto designed this building? He has an architectural qualification so he literally built his dream school from scratch.

Maybe in the future, our school building will change a little, as the number of students increases. But for now, Mr Pruitt has one message for us: "Please enjoy this building because you are very lucky. Please take care of our school and handle it with care and respect."