留在心中的，是那一小步 —初三年级集会：书评对战颁奖与老师的寄语—
初三年级举行了年级集会。整队、问候之后，首先进行了“书评对战（Bibliobattle）预选赛”的颁奖。
在预选赛中获得最优秀奖和优秀奖的同学走到台前领取了奖状。用自己的语言讲述心爱之书的魅力，打动聆听者的心——这份挑战的成果，在全年级同学面前得到了认可。获得最优秀奖的同学将作为本校代表，参加11月29日（星期日）在大阪府咲洲厅舍（咲洲宇宙大厦）举行的“第11届大阪府初高中生书评对战大赛”初中组比赛。
接着，年级的老师给同学们讲话，主题是回顾前些日子的体育大会。
老师说，每当和儿时的朋友聚在一起聊起学校活动时，“哪个班得了冠军”几乎从来不是话题。大家记起来的，反而是一起商量过的事情、当时朋友说过的一句话这样的小小回忆。老师结合自己的亲身经历，讲述了这一点。
老师接着谈到，今后在高中升学面试、自我推荐书，乃至升学和就业的场合中，人们真正关注的或许不是结果本身，而是“遇到不顺利的时候，自己是如何思考、如何行动的”。比如，向输了比赛而情绪低落的朋友说上一句话。正是这样迈出的一小步，才最能打动对方。
备考学习也是一样，分数迟迟上不去、碰壁的时候在所难免。老师最后说，有目标固然重要，但朝着目标如何思考、如何行动更为重要。也许是体育大会的记忆还很鲜活，同学们一边联想自己的经历，一边认真倾听。
初中生活已所剩不多。希望初三的每一位同学，都能把在各项活动中积累的经验化为力量，以自己的方式珍惜每一天。我们全校师生也为即将出战府大赛的同学加油！
关键词：北棱中学校、学校日记、初三、年级集会、书评对战（Bibliobattle）、大阪府初高中生书评对战大赛、体育大会、升学
【English】
It’s the Small Steps That Stay with Us – Year 9 Assembly: Bibliobattle Awards and a Teacher’s Talk –
Year 9 held a year-group assembly. After lining up and exchanging greetings, the assembly began with the awards for the school Bibliobattle qualifying round.
The pupils who won the top prize and the excellence prizes came to the front to receive their certificates. Sharing the appeal of a favourite book in their own words and winning over an audience is no small challenge, and it was lovely to see that effort recognised in front of the whole year group. The top-prize winner will represent the school at the junior high school division of the 11th Osaka Prefecture Junior and Senior High School Bibliobattle Competition, held on Sunday 29 November at the Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building (Sakishima Cosmo Tower).
Next, one of the Year 9 teachers spoke to the pupils, looking back on the recent Sports Day.
The teacher explained that when meeting up with childhood friends and chatting about school events, the question of which class won hardly ever comes up. What people tend to remember instead are the small moments: talking things through together, or something a friend said at just the right time. The teacher shared this from personal experience.
The talk went on to suggest that in high school entrance interviews and personal statements, and later in university applications and job interviews, what really matters may be less the result itself and more how you thought and acted when things didn’t go to plan. Something as simple as saying a few words to a friend who is feeling down after a loss — that kind of small step is what truly comes across to others.
The same applies to exam preparation. There will be times when scores refuse to rise and it feels like hitting a wall. Having a goal is of course important, the teacher concluded, but how you think and act on the way to that goal matters even more. Perhaps because Sports Day was still fresh in their minds, many pupils seemed to be listening closely and relating the talk to their own experiences.
There is not much time left in junior high school now. We hope every Year 9 pupil will turn the experiences built up through school events into strength, and make the most of each day in their own way. The whole school is cheering on our representative at the prefectural competition!
Keywords: Hokuryō Junior High School, School Diary, Year 9, Year Assembly, Bibliobattle, Osaka Prefecture Bibliobattle Competition, Sports Day, Next Steps
