A year in a Japanese junior high school
From Akita Wiki
| August | Summer vacation. Several students practice for the Junior high school speech contest. |
| September | School starts. New JETs usually start giving their self-introduction lesson. The speech contest is usually held. |
| October | School festival. Get involved with the preparations! You don’t have to sit in the school office during this time. |
| November | Chorus contest. Students often practice an hour or more for this contest, everyday. |
| December | School continues, testing, etc. Winter vacation begins in late December. |
| January | School begins again in mid-January. |
| February | High level students take high school interview test. |
| March | Third year students practice for graduation and take high school entrance examination. Some teachers will get switched to different schools every year. There are often times good-bye parties in March. |
| April | After a short spring vacation the new school year begins with an opening ceremony. There are often times welcome parties during April. |
| May-June | Students practice for their school's Sports Festival. |
| July | Third grade students’ last chance at glory, the final big tournaments and competitions begin for club activities. Summer vacation begins late July. |
