By Stela Mihova (10th Grade) and Newspaper Staff
Photos by Yanis Hristov (9th Grade)
On February 26, the “Club Fair” took place on the school’s second floor during the 5th class period. This event was organized and hosted by the newly established Newspaper Club, which publishes online at www.gpaeburgas.org/Fullbright.
There were displays by teachers and students representing the following clubs:
Art Club with teacher Zlatka Koyeva;
Physics Club with Elena Karemcheva;
Entrepeneurs Club “Reborn” and two E-Learning Clubs led by Kostadinka Nedyalkovo;
Literature Club with Ms. Vedrichkova;
Chemistry Club with Ms. Marinova;
Zumba with Elena Polincheva;
Badminton with Miroslav Stamatov;
BEST (Bulgarian English Speech and Debate Tournaments) with Zornitsa Haralambieva and Prue Salasky;
Newspaper Club with Prue Salasky; and
Club Health with Daniela Stoyanova.
Each club had a table display and students on hand to explain their activities and goals. ‘”I was utterly fascinated by the presentations of all the club leaders,” said Zori Haralambieva, long-time coach of the BEST debate team, referencing the dancing by the Zumba group and a demonstration game by the Badminton club. “Some brought laptops with their own presentations, which means they took it to heart,” added Haralambieva, noting that she learned some things from the Chemistry Club experiments. “The students were all very excited about explaining,” she said.
Ninth-grader Preslava Stoyanova, a member of multiple clubs, noted that the Physics club started preparing a month before the event, and several students who’d become inactive renewed their interest. The Entrepreneurs Club took the opportunity to sell some of their products; and the Newspaper and BEST Debate club made some new recruits for their English-speaking activities.
“The purpose of the event was to bring students together and show them all the opportunities the school offers for them to expand and develop their interests,” said Prue Salasky, Fulbright ETA, who modeled the event on those typical in U.S. high schools and colleges. She credited the school administration for helping to bring everyone together and Fulbright for providing a mini-grant to defray costs. IT specialist Bozhidar Bozhkov put together a video of information and photos provided by the clubs which will serve as an ongoing resource for the school.
“I think it should become an annual tradition,” said Haralambieva, noting the excitement that surrounded the event for students and teachers alike.
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