is a public co-educational senior high school in Hamakita-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan. Overview Hamana High School is a public senior high school with two departments, a full-time day school and a part-time evening school. History The school was founded in 1913 as the Kitahama Sewing Cram School for girls. In 1947, the Kitahama High School merged with Kasai Girls' High School and the next year the name was changed to Shizuoka Prefectural Hamana Senior High School. Chronology Kitahama Girls' High School 1913: Kitahama Sewing Cram School for girls was founded. 1914: Approval of Kitahama practical course girls' school. 1919: Promotion to Kitahama practical course girls' high school. 1926: School became Kitahama girls' high school. Kasai Girls' High School 1925: Kasai Vocational School for girls was founded. 1937: Approval of Kasai Vocational High School for girls. 1944: Promotion to Kasai Commercial School for girls. 1946: School became Kasai Girls' High School. Hamana Senior High School 1947: Kitahama Girls' High School merged with Kasai Girls' High School to become Hamana Girls' High School. 1948: The school was renamed Hamana High School and a part-time course was set up. 1950: The school house was built. 1953: The gymnasium was completed. 1955: Schooling system became a full-time course. 1956: School song was written and adopted. 1962: The new school building was completed in its current location. 1963: It changed to a full-time schooling system, including a general education part with about 300 students, a home economics part with 100 students and a commercial part with 200 students. 1973: The commercial part was closed down. The general education part was increased to 6 classes and the home economics was decreased to 2 classes, 8 classes in total. 1984: The home economics section was closed down. 1995: Construction began on the current school building. 1997: Ceremony to celebrate the completion of the current building. Calendar of School Events The Japanese school year begins near the beginning of April and ends in mid-March, with 5–6 weeks of summer vacation from the last week of July to the end of August and about 2 weeks of winter vacation around the New Year's holiday. April- Entrance Ceremony June- School Festival September- Disaster drill, Cultural field trip to watch a play or musical, Sports Festival, School Trip October- Field trip or school trip November- Disaster drill, Health Lecture, Traffic Safety Lecture January- School Marathon March- Graduation ceremony Courses Rigorous Academics Course