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100th Anniversary of Founding of the Gymnasium in Novi Pazar

The Gymnasium in Novi Pazar was founded on 20th November 1913. by the Decreee of His Majesty King Peter I. Then, 48 students were enrolled in the first grade, two teachers were employed, as well as two part-time teachers, the school director and doctor. The Gymnasium in Novi Pazar calebrates its 100th anniversary with 1092 students, 60 teachers, and pedagogical- psychological, legal and accounting department. We have in our school the following departments: science and mathematics, social sciences, informatics and general. The classes are held in general purpose classrooms and chemistry, physics, biology, foreign languages, computer science and informatics classrooms.

During its development, the Gymnasium changed its name and location. Since 1972. until nowadays, it is located in Vuka Karadžića Street. The school has always shared the destiny of the environment and time in which it originated. It passed through periods of intensive growth but also stagnation. However, besides all the troubles, crisis and issues faced by the school, it was an institution with a very important cultural and educational mission and high reputation.

During its 100 years of existence, the Gymnasium was assigned the role of the bearer of cultural and educational development of Novi Pazar region and it was the symbol of the coexistence, true values and appreciation of singularity.

The Gymnasium was attended by prominent scientists, writers, artists, politicians, diplomats, officers, businessmen, doctors, engineers, teachers, lawyers, economists etc. Its students were Rasim Ljajić, Minister of the Republic of Serbia, Radan Džodić, Prof Dr. sc med, Ćemal Dolićanin, Professor Dr of Mathematical Sciences; Mehmed Slezović, academic painter and graphic artist; Prof Dr Budimir Šoškić, academician; Prof Dr Radovan Vučković, academician; Dr Ejup Mušović, historian and many others. During one century of its existence, more than 10.000 students have graduated.

Sabiha Mujezinović, prof and Nezrina Nicević, school psychologist

100th Anniversary of Founding of the Gymnasium in Prijepolje

The Gymnasium in Prijepolje was founded on 20th November 1913. by the Decreee of His Majesty King Peter I. It happened only a year after the liberation of the region from the Ottoman rule and the final annexation.

Its work was interrupted only twice, both times during the First and Second World Wars.

The Middle Polimlje experienced a real renaissance with its founding, as educated teachers arrived, who completed their studies in big European cities. The spirit of young high school students brought new life to the city and to the people. Particularly valuable is the fact that after the liberation, and centuries old, especially religious divisions, there was again trust, understanding and tolerance among the population, because young people of both religions sitting at school desks for the first time. Their impact on all social events becomes every day more and more pronounced.

The school was attended by many generations of students, hundreds of them have completed college education, and almost 80% of them working at responsible positions in the municipality have completed their education at the Gymnasium of Prijepolje. Over 90 of them acquired the academic title of MA and PhD.

The school was certainly helping a lot the educational development of the wider area of western Serbia. The Teacher’s College, the Evening School of Economics, and High Schools in Nova Varoš and Priboj were at that time founded in the scope of the Gymnasium of Prijepolje, which later grew into separate schools.

Today, the Gymnasium of Prijepolje is a modern educational institution, which has moved into a new building in 1997. This has created optimal conditions for successful work. Today, the school is attended by about 470 students in science and mathematics and social sciences departments. The school has 50 employees, of which 40 are in the teaching process. In addition to other numerous awards, the Gymnasium of Prijepolje has won in 2003. the Vuk Award.

Школу данас похађа око 470 ученика у друштвено језичком и природно математичком смеру. У школи је 50 запослених, од којих 40 у настави. Поред других бројних признања, Пријепољска гимназија је 2003. године добила Вукову награду.

Principal of the Gymnasium, Ljubomir Šuljagić

150th Anniversary of Founding of the Gymnasium in Pančevo

The Gymnasium in Pančevo was founded 150 years ago. First was formed the Imperial - Royal Lower Secondary School by the order of the War and Military Council of Vienna. The school became the Higher Secondary School, and since 1863/64 it was named the Imperial - Royal Higher Secondary School, and later the Classical Gymnasium. The Higher Secondary School in Pančevo was one of the most prestigious schools in Austria. Its students stood out in knowledge at the universities in Germany and Switzerland. When World War I began, the Gymnasium became a Military Hospital, and classes were held in the premises of other institutions. Between two world wars, the school developed into a state eight-grade gymnasium. Its reputation raised and the number of students increased. At the beginning of World War II, the Gymnasium was left again without premises. However, its spirit wasn’t broken, and the school continued to work in various city premises. After the war, the Gymnasium „Uroš Predić“ devotes itself to the professional specialization of teachers, the formation and development of sections, the creation of pedagogical and psychological services, the organization of excursions, cooperation with the parents... If we look back, among famous scientists, artists, athletes, doctors, teachers...we shall recognize the former „students“: Mihajlo Pupin, Uroš Predić, Vasa Živković, Miloš Crnjanski, Miroslav Antić, Jovan Bandur, Stojan Trumić, Dušan Vukajlović, Nebojša Glogovac, Nađa Higl... This rolling river of students and teachers is constantly shaping the unforgettable spiritual building of the Gymnasium. The look at this „building“ creates the awareness that gymnasiums represent the base for the development of spiritual life, creative and critical thinking, and knowledge which is constantly flowing over the imaginary boundaries, overcoming the attempt to be „framed“ and stopped on the wall of remembrance.

Expert collaboration: Gymnasium „Uroš Predić“, Pančevo.

175th Anniversary of Founding of the Gymnasium in Sremska Mitrovica

While drawing the portrait of the Gymnasium in Sremska Mitrovica, we go back 175 years, when on 2nd July 1838, by the order of the Court War Council, in Mitrovica started the first section of the fourth grade in the scope of the main three-grade school. In November that same year, the first disciples officially entered this section. It was the beginning of the biography of one of the oldest and most prestigious educational institutions in the region. The school has come a long way from the „small classical gymnasium“, Drawing school, to become, in half a century, the four-grade classical gymnasium, which was named the „State classical gymnasium of King Peter I the Great Liberator“ by the decree of King Alexander in 1929. Schortly after, the school moved to the newly built Educational rulers’ building after which it was named. This event was followed by the days of its greatest ascent and affirmation. The reorganization of the educational network, in post-war conditions, didn’t bypass the school, and in the sixties in the last century, it was named „Ivo Lola Ribar“. It will carry this name until the summer of 2007, when it will be finally named by the actual name. Today, the Gymnasium in Mitrovica is the oldest, and for its achievements and results the most important institution of secondary education in this part of Serbia. Through seventeen decades of existence, hundreds of important names of the overall science, culture and art, dozens of academics and most respected people in all areas of human activity acquired crucial knowledge. Mileva Marić Ajnštajn, wife of the creator of the theory of relativity also attended the Gymnasium in Sremska Mitrovica, as well as the actor Petar Kralj, playwright Siniša Kovačević. The historian Vasa Čubrilović and our most famous philologist and Hellenist Miloš N. Đurić were lecturers at this institution. The Gymnasium always provided the light of knowledge necessary for young people to move on in life. It was and it is still a source of new love, inspiration and endeavor. Future generations which will be educated in this creative and always new institution will mark the decades to come. The time spent in the Gymnasium will surely represent something valuable and most beautiful that happened to them during the period of growing up and intellectual maturation.

Đorđe Domazet

Expert collaboration: Gymnasium in Sremska Mitrovica.

Artistic realization of the stamps: Miroslav Nikolić