At long last, it looks as though I will finally be able to fulfil the first of my campaign promises, which is a great relief. Speaking of campaign promises, this seems like a good opportunity to review how much progress we've actually made.
First comes the pillar of "Rebuilding the Student Council Executive Board (Perestroika)." The organisational restructuring has now been completed, and the Public Relations Division has expanded significantly. We're delighted that so many first-year students have joined us. On the other hand... we have far too few second-year members! Even more worrying, at the moment not a single second-year student has indicated an intention to remain on the Executive Board into the 155th administration. To be honest, I'm already worried about next year's Sports Festival.
Serving on the Student Council Executive Board is essentially volunteer work. Yet the workload has become so heavy that it often interferes with students' studies. This has reminded me once again that the current situation simply isn't sustainable.
There are now less than six months remaining before the transition to the 155th Executive Board. The time left for the current administration is growing short.
Next comes "Information Disclosure (Glasnost)." We have finally managed to publish this newsletter, but other forms of communication remain a challenge. Our Instagram account will continue to be updated as appropriate, although it is currently limited to members of the school community because of privacy and portrait-rights considerations.
Meanwhile, we are planning to launch the Official Takamatsu High School Student Council Website to communicate with prospective students and people outside the school. The project is currently awaiting approval from our teachers.
The remaining challenge is the School Student Assembly. Although we announced at the General Assembly that it would be held, deciding when to hold it has turned out to be more difficult than expected. While the school regulations require such an assembly, it has effectively been ignored for years. As things stand, the only realistic option would be to hold it during break time. Unfortunately, the calendar has been packed with regular examinations, achievement tests, the school trip, more examinations, and class matches, making it impossible to schedule.
When we are finally able to hold the assembly, we sincerely ask for your cooperation.
Looking back on everything, I cannot help but realise how optimistic my original plans were. Even so, I will learn from these shortcomings and continue doing everything I can to fulfil our campaign promises and to ensure the success of our next major event—the School Festival.