今日の沼津市英語弁論大会で、３Ａの遠山蘭（あらん）さんが参加しました。１番手で発音や表情など、表現が素晴らしいスピーチを披露しました。生徒会長として学校説明会など忙しい中、夏休みから地道に練習を重ね、本日を迎えました。

　以下、スピーチ全文をのせます。

A Precious Person

Aran Toyama(Ichiritsu Numazu J.H.S)

“Oh, you noticed?” I was surprised and murmured that to my friend. I thought I could hide my confusion, but it showed on my face. It is likely that, my friend could see my confusion, wouldn’t dare to talk to me about it. I didn’t notice my friend worrying about me, but she was watching the whole time, and so I felt ashamed of myself. My friend finally told me she was looking out for me. That is why she is my precious person.
If like me, you have a precious person, chances are that they will think you are precious, too. It’s not easy to notice this in everyday life, but you can notice it from their casual words if you listen carefully. So, try to consider your precious person before you underestimate yourself.
I’m in the student council at my junior high school. We have a school festival at the end of May. It is with the high school students, so it is a large scale event, which I look forword to every year. As the student council, we are in charge of all the preparations for the school. I am a senior at my school and the president of the student council. So I felt a lot of pressure and worried about it by myself. In everyday life, I try to hide my confusion, because I don’t want my friends to worry about me. However, at that time, it was too much for me to bear. Then, my friend spoke to me and said, “Do you need help with anything?” They were casual words, but I felt relieved to hear them. After that, some classmates spoke to me and gave me some advice. Together we talked and deliberated over the school festival. In the end, I enjoyed not only the festival, but also the preparation. Among the memories of my life in junior high school those were probably the best so far. At that time, I thought many people were watching out for me, so I was grateful to them. Even now, I’m delighted to spend time with them friends..
Do you know about Ms. Mao Kobayashi? She was active in the world of entertainment. She was a good announcer. In 2014, she began suffering from breast cancer, and lived under medical treatment. But, on June 22 of this year, she passed away. I loved her fighting spirit, so I was shocked when she died. Even after she died, Ms. Kobayashi’s love for her family continued on. People all over Japan were deeply moved.
In normal life, our casual words relieve other people, and give them strength. In addition, when you underestimate yourself, remember that someone thinks you are precious. Just like with Ms. Kobayashi, when we lose someone we know, it is very shocking. Therefore if you don’t realize the importance of your precious person before they’re gone, it will be too late and you will come to regret it. So, please think carefully about your precious person.