At a junior high school in Nasushiobara City, Tochigi Prefecture, a surprise "Principal's Graduation Ceremony" was held by the students to celebrate the departure of the principal who will retire this spring.
This event was held at Mishima Junior High School in Nasushiobara City, and the "graduation ceremony" prepared for Principal Hideo Koizumi, who is retiring this spring, began after a student shouted "Wait a minute" at the end of the faculty and staff departure ceremony.
At the ceremony, the student council president handed Principal Koizumi a special diploma and expressed his gratitude, saying, "It is thanks to the principal that I was able to enjoy my school life during the Corona disaster."
About 1 students, from the first year to the third graduating students, wore masks and sang "On the Day of Departure" to celebrate the principal's arrival.
Principal Koizumi was actively engaged in activities at the school to enrich the school life of the students even during the coronavirus pandemic, such as writing articles for the "School News" that convey the state of school life and club activities.
The male student who was the student council president said, "I was glad that the surprise of all the students was a success for the principal, who always supported us."
Principal Koizumi said, "It was the most surprising, happiest, and warmest ceremony I've ever had for the students to have a graduation ceremony."