> News Release > 2014 > Special Cosponsorship of the 26th Ehime Shimbun Primary School Book Report Contest:
Taiyo Oil Co., Ltd. will be special cosponsor of the 26th Ehime Shimbun Primary School Book Report Contest, organized by the Ehime Shimbun Co., Ltd. newspaper company.
The Contest is open to all primary school pupils in Ehime prefecture. The 24th Contest awarded the Prefectural Governor's Prize and the Ehime Prefecture Superintendent of Schools' Prize, to which the 25th Contest added the new School Prize, awarded to the school that has worked hardest to foster reading and writing skills. As such, the Ehime Shimbun Primary School Book Report Contest plays an ever greater role in encouraging further improvement in elementary education in its educational and motivational aspects.
Taiyo Oil will continue supporting activities of this kind that aim to bring up upstanding leaders of tomorrow from among today's youth as part of its social action programs. This marks the fourth year in which Taiyo Oil has been a cosponsor of this contest.
26th Ehime Shimbun Primary School Book Report Contest
The Ehime Shimbun Co., Ltd
Taiyo Oil Company, Limited
Ehime Prefecture, Ehime Prefectural Board of Education, Ehime Prefecture Educational Research Committee, Ehime Prefecture Elementary and Junior High School Principals’ Association, Ehime Prefecture Educational Society, Ehime Prefecture Parents and Teachers Association
Akane Shobo, Iwasaki Shoten, Kaisei-sha , Kin-no-Hoshi Sha, Komine Shoten, Shinko Shuppansha , Poplar Publishing
Ehime Booksellers’ Association
Primary school pupils in Ehime prefecture
800–1,200 characters on 400-character pages
1,000–1,200 characters on 400-character pages
1,400–1,600 characters on 400-character pages
Submit by date set by the school
Submit to the Ehime Shimbun Co., Ltd. by Monday, September 30, 2014
One per year-level (the Taiyo Oil SOLATO Prize for best overall report)
Two per year-level
Three per year-level
For one essay only
Late November 2014 (estimated)
Early December 2014, at the headquarters of the Ehime Shimbun Co., Ltd