By Denislav Drachev (9-A)
Jan. 13, 2020
On Jan. 9, a teachers’ meeting was held to discuss the proposed move of our school. In light of this event, we went to investigate, or more so, to interview some teachers. Our choice was the school’s pedagogical advisor, Ms. Rumyana Kostova.
We started the interview with the introductory question of whether the decision to move has actually been finalized. “That I couldn’t tell you, the principal is the only one who can say for certain right now, but it’s likely, seeing how the talks are taking place,” she said.
So, not certain — but probable.
After that introduction, we followed up with a question about the pretext for this entire ordeal. Or, to put it simply, “Why are we moving?”
We went back and forth but the general idea was the same: the obligatory first shift.
The law requires all schools to be on the first shift; however, that is currently impossible, given our sharing of the school facility at Geo Milev with the German school.
That, and the sheer opportunity of moving to a larger and better building is not to be missed, as well as the lack of space in our building for extracurricular activities, for example.
The two most considered schools currently are Dobri Chintulov, JK Izgrev 55, and Yordan Yovkov, JK Izgrev 68-3.
We then asked about the state of the two buildings and we got a clear answer. “Either way, whichever one is chosen is definitely going to be better than our current building.”
When talking about this, however, both Ms. Kostova and the other teachers in the room with us shared their connection to the current building.
“… I have given a lot of myself for this building, we’ve been here for quite a few years,” Kostova said. She was followed by the chemistry teachers sharing their memories of struggling for a neat and tidy chemistry lab and building everything up. The feelings they showed were clear, and it seems the move might be a tough one for many, especially the teachers.
But it is clearly for the better, stemming from quite a few factors which we discussed, initiated by our next question about the benefits of moving.
“Think of it as this. If your rooms are 30 square meters now, they’ll be 60 square meters after the move. The high ceilings and potential for personal lockers will also add to the comfort of the students.”
So: larger rooms and lockers.
Other things that were mentioned were the PE gym, which is allegedly better than ours in both prospective places, along with the potential for more rooms dedicated to after-class activities.
But a big benefit for students is that we may start classes as late as 8:15 a.m., somewhere in the range of 8 to 8:30 a.m. is possible.
As for the location of the schools, both are close to each other and a few buses, the B1 for example, will take you directly to the front of Dobri Chintulov and a 2-minute walk from Yordan Yovkov.
Students coming from other towns wouldn’t be much compromised with the schools being close to Life Hospital, not far from where buses from Nesebar and Pomorie stop.
“The move will impact students, as with any change of setting,” Ms. Kostova said. “Think of when you came here from middle school; it will be a change to adapt to. If students are diligent and civil, the move should go without any problems,” she added.
In conclusion, we are leaving our mark on this building and moving may come with a need to adapt; however it is for the better for all of us.
Yanis Hristov and Yasen Jekov contributed to this article. Interviews were conducted in Bulgarian and translated.