2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

2nd semester begins early in quake-hit school

OFUNATO, Japan - Students of Takata Senior High School wave hands near their faces due to the heat while gathering at the gymnasium of another school they temporarily use in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture to attend the opening ceremony of the second semester on Aug. 17, 2011. The students' summer break, which usually begins in late July and lasts until the end of August, ended the previous day after it was cut to only 13 days this year. Their first semester started in May, instead of the usual April, in the aftermath of the March quake and tsunami disaster that destroyed their school building, and lasted until Aug. 3 to make up for the delayed start to the school year. (Kyodo)

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