The Vitebsk region won 124 diplomas at the final stage of the subject Olympiad

This academic year, schoolchildren and gymnasium students of the Vitebsk region received 124 diplomas at the final stage of the republican subject olympiads. On this occasion, a festive ceremony honoring the winners was held at the Vitebsk Concert Hall.

The team from the northern region of the country took first place among the regions and second place after Minsk (127 diplomas). Chairman of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee Nikolai Sherstnev noted that the region's education system has been recognized as the best in Belarus for the second year in a row. "The result indicates that we are on the right track. And the reforms that we began to implement together several years ago demonstrate this. Everything was and is being done for the sake of our children's knowledge. The results of centralized testing, the republican competition of research papers by students, and the final stage of the subject olympiads are steadily improving," said the governor. The Regional Executive Committee assists in developing the material and technical base of educational institutions that effectively work with gifted children. Over four years, almost Br1.9 million has been allocated for this purpose.

Nikolai Sherstnev thanked teachers and university professors for their work. The largest number of victories were achieved by students of Veronika Laktina, an informatics teacher at Gymnasium No. 8 in Vitebsk (9), Svetlana Matrosova, a mathematics teacher at Gymnasium No. 2 in Vitebsk (7), Natalia Dobrotskaya, a mathematics teacher at Gymnasium No. 8 in Vitebsk (5), and others. "Only intelligent, educated, highly professional people can truly strengthen our country's power and improve the people's well-being. Therefore, the state values and stimulates the work of pedagogical staff in educational institutions and students who have achieved high results," added the head of the region.

Andrei Zagursky and Nikolai Sherstnev

The largest number of diplomas at the final stage of the Olympiad were awarded to students from Vitebsk (70), Novopolotsk (14), Orsha district (12), and Polotsk district (10). Among the subjects, the most diplomas were awarded in mathematics, French, social studies, physical culture and health, labor training, Chinese, Belarusian language and literature, geography, and computer science. In addition, students from the Vitebsk region perform well in intellectual competitions abroad. At the XVII International Zhautykov Olympiad in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science, young people won one gold, five silver, and three bronze medals. At the X European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad, a gold medal was won.

Vera Gretskaya

Artem Belsky and Tatyana Avtukhova

Alina Veryutina

In total, by the decision of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, 124 students of educational institutions of the region who achieved high results in the final stage of the republican subject olympiads, and 90 teachers who prepared them were awarded prizes. More than Br100 thousand were allocated for prize payments.