Keio Senior High School


Keio Senior High School is a private boys' high school in Kōhoku-ku, Yokohama, Japan. It is one of the integrated schools of Keio University.

Overview

The Keio High Schools No. 1 and No. 2 merged into Keio SHS in 1948. its student body was 2,200.

History

  • In 1948, based on the School Education Act promulgated the previous year, Keio Senior High Schools No. 1 and No. 2 were established as new senior high schools and classes began. In 1949, the names Keio Senior High Schools No. 1 and No. 2 were abolished, and they became "Keio Senior High School." After Keio facilities in Hiyoshi were returned from the American military, the high school relocated to Hiyoshi and classes commenced.
  • In November 1949, the first Hiyoshi Festival was held jointly by the Student Association, Cultural Association, and Athletic Association. In March 1951, the Student Association concluded all its duties, and a new Student Council was established. In April, the Student Council held its first Academy Council meeting.
  • In May 1952, the first Athletic Meet was held at the Hiyoshi Athletics Field.
  • In 1958, the Keio University Hiyoshi Commemorative Hall was completed, hosting the centennial commemoration ceremony of the founding of Keio University.
  • In 1963, the Hiyoshi Gymnasium was completed. Its name was decided through a public solicitation from faculty and students.
  • In October 1968, the 20th-anniversary commemoration ceremony of Keio Senior High School's founding was held.
  • In May 1970, the Special Education Building was completed. In November 1973, a planetarium was installed. In November 1990, a computer classroom was newly established.
  • In March 1984, the New Building and the underground gymnasium were completed.
  • In January 2003, admissions based on individual achievements were implemented for the first time.
  • In April 2003, it was designated as a Super Science High School by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology.
  • In November 2009, the Mamushidani Gymnasium was completed.
  • In August 2018, the Hiyoshi Education Building was completed. The building was named the Koryu Building and Sozo Building, chosen through a solicitation from students.

    Student life

Student facilities

  • Located in Keio University's Hiyoshi Campus, Keio Senior High School is integrated with other university facilities, and there is no separate gate for the high school.
  • Across its extensive campus, the high school has amenities such as a gymnasium, a sports ground, and a judo hall.
  • Beneath the sports ground, an air raid shelter from wartime remains, which once housed the Combined Fleet Headquarters and Maritime Escort Headquarters. Approximately once a month, tours of the air raid shelter are conducted and are open to the public.
  • The school cafeteria is also available.
  • The high school library alone holds a collection of 100,000 books.
  • Facilities such as a telescope, planetarium, and Foucault pendulum are also present.

    School events

  • Sōkeisen
  • Hiyoshi Festival in October
  • School trip

    Clubs

At Keio Senior High School, 80 clubs are active in various fields such as academics, culture, and sports. Cultural clubs belong to the Cultural Organization Federation, while sports clubs belong to the Athletic Organization Federation.

Cultural clubs

Sports clubs

As Keio Senior High School is one of the integrated schools established by Keio University, most students go on to Keio University after graduation. Keio University has inherited the “Source of Honorable Character and Model of Wisdom and Virtue” and “Independence and Self-Respect” to produce leaders for the entire society. A highly refined form of cheering has been established in the school through its history.
"Young Blood", "Titan," "Sirius," "Raging fire," and "Dash Keio" are some of the songs sung during the cheerleading.
The following is a list of the songs used in the cheerleading of the Japanese High School Baseball Championship event in the summer of 2023, when the team won the championship for the first time in 107 years. Basically, the songs are performed in this order.
The usual songs such as “We are the Champion” and “Blue Sky Keio” are omitted from this tournament's cheerleading.

The inning song

List of songs played at the beginning of each round.
1st inning - “Young Blood"
2nd inning - “Fanfare Sui”
3rd inning - “Under the Tricolor School Flag"
4th inning - “A picture drew in the heart" of Keio Girls Senior High School and is called the cheerleading song. The Keio University cheerleading team performs two different songs in the Saturday games and the Sunday game
5th inning - “Young Blood”
6th inning - “Mr. Moribayashi is Not Enough”
7th inning - “Young Blood”
8th inning - “Fanfare Sui”
9th inning - “Young Blood"

Fanfare

"Titan"
It is played continuously after the inning song.
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March Songs

1. “Sirius,” “Antares,” “Kong-ming"
2. “Animal,” “Soleil,” “Gale,” “Patriot”.
In march songs, 1 and 2 are repeated alternately and connected to the connection.
"Raging fire"
It is an original song of Keio Senior High School and is played during the most exciting scenes in the game. It corresponds to Keio University's “Vermilion Bird”.

Connection

"Arabian Connection” and "Spanish Connection"
When the person in charge of monitoring the game situation decides that the game has entered a scoring opportunity, this “connection” songs are used to connect from the march songs to “Theme of Assault,” “Call Keio,” and “Dash Keio.”

“Theme of Assault”

Sometimes repeated by itself.

“Call Keio"

"Dash Keio"

Unless a point is scored or the inning changes, "Dash Keio" is repeated without returning to the march songs. If this "Dash Keio" continues for a while, it is repeated again with "Call Keio" to boost the enthusiasm in the cheering section.

"Young blood" (when scoring)

It is a honorable tradition at Keio University to sing "Young Blood" in unison as all of the members of Keio Senior High School, Keio University, its integrated schools and its alumni shares the joy of scoring a goal, shoulder to shoulder. The tempo of the song is often faster than that of the inning song, "Young Blood."

"The School Song of [Keio University]"

The School Song of Keio University is played by Keio University, Keio Senior High School, and Keio Girls Senior High School Wagner Society Orchestra when the team wins the game.
The cheerleading of these games are led by the "Three teams in charge of Cheerleading". At Keio University, Cheerleading Team plays the role of the "Three teams in charge of Cheerleading" on its own.

Notable alumni

Politicians