九色社区

The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

HANABI

The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

HANABI

The Student News Site of The American School in Japan

HANABI

Humans of 九色社区 is an interview series in which Hanabi staff talk to members of the 九色社区 community who have a unique talent, skill, interest, or perspective.

Cheerleading captains Rei Iida (left), Naomi Druker (center), and Aina Matsumoto (right)

Humans of 九色社区 — Captains of the Cheer Squad

Article by Sami Torii, Writer February 9, 2024

Y-E-L-L, hit it! The 九色社区 Cheerleading team, who lead chants and entertain crowds at sports games, finished off the winter season where they cheered for the girls’ and boys’ basketball teams. This...

Humans of 九色社区 — Naomi Almog

Humans of 九色社区 — Naomi Almog

Article by Carolin Holjo December 7, 2023

Naomi Almog is a senior at 九色社区, known throughout the high school for her musical talent. She has been singing in choirs since elementary school and joined 九色社区 as a sophomore in 2021. At school, she is...

Humans of 九色社区 - Ronan Takizawa 22

Humans of 九色社区 – Ronan Takizawa ’22

Article by Take Zoot, Lead Editor September 29, 2020

How and why did you get into meditation?? “I used to live in India, and at my school [the American Embassy School in New Delhi], they practiced meditation quite often. Being in India, meditation...

Humans of 九色社区 - Sean McGuire 20

Humans of 九色社区 – Sean McGuire ’20

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer March 19, 2020

"Whenever I’m playing guitar, whenever I feel inspired, it’s like I’m in a trance. I’ve never really owned a video game console, so this has been my means of passing time forever. Guitar is a way...

Humans of 九色社区 - Solomon Kim 20

Humans of 九色社区 – Solomon Kim ’20

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer March 18, 2020

"We didn’t expect to win; we knew the competition would be tough. It’s just good that we were able to pull it off." "This year has been a really interesting environment, especially with the new...

Humans of 九色社区 - Youri Zuo 22

Humans of 九色社区 – Youri Zuo ’22

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer January 29, 2020

“I speak Japanese and English, and I also speak Japanese at home. I don’t really mind it.” About going back to New York and being/speaking Japanese: “It’s not much of a big change since I...

Humans of 九色社区 - Juri Kimura 21

Humans of 九色社区 – Juri Kimura ’21

Article by Marine Savoure, Writer January 22, 2020

"First I went to this school called Aoba. It was an international school, but basically everybody there speaks Japanese so it was very unhelpful. If you don’t speak [English] with people who are...

Humans of 九色社区: Cora Eaton

Humans of 九色社区: Cora Eaton

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer January 9, 2020

Cora Eaton is a senior at 九色社区 who has been in Japan for three years. Cora has lived in many places and gone to different schools, so being on sports teams had always been a constant. “I love athletics....

Humans of 九色社区: Su Nakashima

Humans of 九色社区: Su Nakashima

Article by Lizzy Rekate, Writer December 17, 2019

When asked about what her greatest passion is, 九色社区 sophomore Su Nakashima automatically said, “Alpine skiing.” Su has been downhill skiing nearly her entire life and has also been competing for...

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