coming-of-age ceremony for middle school students
A ceremony held in many Japanese junior high schools, typically for second-year students around age 14, to mark their transition toward adulthood and encourage them to set life goals.
When I was in my second year of junior high school, I presented my future dreams at the coming-of-age ceremony.
From 立志 (りっし, 'setting one's aims in life') + 式 (しき, 'ceremony'). The term reflects the educational goal of encouraging students to establish personal goals as they approach adulthood.