Chapter 10 – School Festival Planning
"Before we begin class today, I'd like to let the class president, Sato Akira, make an announcement. You may now speak, Sato-kun."
"I would just like to say that the time to prepare for the school festival is almost here. With that said we need to vote as a class in order to determine what we will be doing for this year's event. On the board is a list of viable options; however, feel free to make any suggestions."
"You know most of the stuff on the board are all common activities. They're boring." Reina commented.
"Yeah, now that she says it, none of those on the board are all that appealing, Akira." Juuri tilted her head to the side to glance at the boy who had spoken. UedaTakeshi-kun. Isn't he always hanging around class president?
Hmmm… Let's see… Sports tournament, Haunted House, Maid and Butler Café…
As Juuri skimmed through all the possible options, she thought: Yeah, I have to agree with them on this one. Those are used too much. I wonder what class president will do now.
Sigh… "As I've previously stated, these were merely suggestions to help you generate ideas. Feel free to make additional suggestions on what we should do as a class specifically."
"How about we try breaking a world record or something?" Reina smirked. She said it in such a way that Takeshi just couldn't tell whether she was serious or if she was joking.
"Wait, you mean like what they do at school festivals in anime and manga?" Takeshi teased.
Is that what this is? thought Akira, the class president. Instead of responding, his right eyebrow slightly twitched, repositioned his glasses, and turned to look at Akane who stood right beside him. His facial expression was that of a confused and helpless puppy.
"What's wrong with that?" Reina sneered. "I don't see you contributing any ideas."
"Oi Akira, what do you think about this, you think our class can pull this off?" Takeshi asked.
However, upon seeing the class president's facial expression, Akane couldn't help but let out a slight chuckle before clearing her throat and saying, "This idea will first need to be approved by the school staff since it will take a considerate amount of time and resources. So, as of the moment, we will be unable to say whether or not this idea will become a viable option. With that said, are there any other suggestions?" She waited for a hand to be raised or a voice to call out but when there wasn't any, she nodded her head at the class president.
He cleared his throat before saying, "Since there doesn't seem to be anymore suggestions, we will now start the voting. Akane will call out all the options on the board one by one. If that activity is something you'd like to do then please raise your hand. You can vote twice if you wish but no more than that.
After the voting…
"It looks like Reina' suggestion of trying to set a new world record is the most popular choice. By the day after tomorrow, the student council and the rest of the school staff will have reached a conclusion of whether or not we will be able to hold such an event for this class. However, if the school staff disapproves of this idea then our class will default to the second most popular choice.
"Don't forget to mention that, Sato-kun," the teacher suddenly said.
"Oh, of course. Actually, there's just one more thing that I'd like to add. The school staff has decided to add a competition between the classes. During the festival, the attractions of all the classes will be open to not only the school staff and students but also to the parents and close family friends. After school today, each student will receive five invitations. These invitations will act as entrance passes to the school festival. You can either invite five people to the festival or you can choose to give your invitations to a fellow classmate. But be warned that the class who manages to invite the most people will be awarded extra points."
"Points?" Reina asked.
"Yes, points." The class president said while slightly adjusting his glasses.
"One of the main reasons we're allowing students to invite others is so that we have a third party, in addition to the school staff, to judge all the attractions. At the end of the festival or whenever visitors decide to leave, they will be given a quick survey to fill out. This survey will ask the individual which class attraction they liked the best, which provided the best service, which was the most organized, and so on. For each of these categories, each chosen class will receive points. At the end of the day, all points will be tallied and the winning class will be announced. The winning class will then receive a prize from the school staff," Akane explained.
Wow, this school takes school festivals to a different level… Juuri thought.
"Don't just say 'prize'! Tell us what we're going to get!" Some of the students started complaining.
"Are there going to be prizes for the runner-ups?" Reina asked.
"No, there will only be a prize for first place." Akira said.
"What?" More student mumbled.
Why just first place? Hey, wait a minute… Isn't that Haruka? Juuri thought as she stared out the window. It looks like he just finished talking to the school principal. But… who's that other girl with him? She looks familiar but I just can't remember… I should ask Haruka when I get home.
Just to let you guys know Sato Akira and class president is the same person. I didn't know how clearly I made that so just decided to write it in case. Also, sorry for the late update. This was actually written for awhile now. I was just lazy to upload it. :P