Day: 9 October 2023

On the occasion of Children’s Week on October 4 in the large amphitheater of the Gymnasium “Borislav Petrov Braca”, a forum was organized on the topic “Techniques for overcoming stressful situations”. In front of the Center for Social Work from Vršac and the Counseling Center for Youth, the lecturers were Mirjana Knežević, special pedagogue, spec. of psychiatry dr. Sanja Kalaba and Ivana Stojković, psychologist.

High school students were discussed on the topic of how to recognize stressful situations, how different we are as individuals in the manifestation of them, what to do in situations when stress threatens our daily functioning and fulfilling the obligations that are placed before us. The valuable information provided on this occasion to young people, who live, on a daily basis, in modern conditions of an accelerated pace of life, will be used for a better understanding of themselves, their feelings, the world that surrounds them, and represent a kind of introduction to the Mental Health Week, which will be marked next week.

As part of Children’s Week, October 4, the World Animal Protection Day, was marked in our school. It is dedicated to animal rights and the preservation of animal biodiversity. On this occasion, students of class I-1 in cooperation with students of I-3 marked the mentioned day in a suitable way. Lectures and activities were prepared by students: Milica Jovanović, Milica Noveski, Nikola Sokolović, Marko Sekulić and Predrag Popović. The mentor for the students was Slavica Ristić, professor of biology.

The aim of World Animal Day is to improve the treatment of animal species around the world, as well as to support individuals, groups and organizations that care for animals.

On September 30, first-year students attending the Language, Media and Culture course visited Vršačka Tower and the first permanent exhibition inside it, which was installed on July 3 of this year, with their teacher Lidija Kampfer. The exhibition “Life in a fortress in medieval Banat” authentically shows how life inside those stone walls took place over the centuries.

The students could see some of the original archaeological objects found on that site, parts of warrior’s equipment, cold weapons, as well as numerous replicas of weapons, armor, flags, a model (diorama) of the ideal reconstruction of the Vršac Castle. The organized excursion provided them with an extraordinary experience, they also socialized, and they had the opportunity to experience a fantastic view of the city panorama and the vast Vojvodina plain.

On the occasion of October 2nd, the Day of Liberation of the City of Vršac in the Second World War, wreaths were laid on the Memorial Ossuary to the liberators at the City Cemetery in Vršac. Representatives of our school, among others, bowed to the shadows of the 421st liberator, who rested in the land of Banat, and laid a wreath.

As pointed out, this day obliges us to remember the numerous victims who left an indelible mark in the fight against fascism, and warns that such conflicts, which brought great suffering, destruction and suffering, never happen again.

Under the name “Classical Greece”, in the period from September 21 to 28, 2023, a graduation excursion was successfully realized!

Numerous cultural and historical sites of ancient Greece were visited, as well as signs of a more recent date. The students were accommodated in the towns of Paralia and Loutraki, and visited Meteora, Athens, the Peloponnese – Corinth Canal, the ancient theater of Epidaurus and the city of Nafplion, the Thermopylae Gorge, the Church of Saint Petka in the Tempi Gorge and Thessaloniki. We would like to thank all students and teachers for their cooperation during the realization of the excursion!

The students of our school, Ana Čengeri (II4) and Andrej Bilić (III1), in the period from September 18 to 20, participated in the first working meeting organized by the Provincial Protector of Citizens – Ombudsman. At the same time, a seminar on children’s rights was organized for members of the Children’s Council. All of the above took place in the Congress Center in Andrevlje. The goal of the meeting/seminar was for the members of the Children’s Council to get to know each other better, to expand their knowledge about human rights and children’s rights, as well as to plan the next topics and future meetings.