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Karol Miarka Liceum (Żory, Poland)
Karol Miarka Liceum (''in Polish:'' I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Karola Miarki) is the oldest lyceum school in Żory. History On February 5, 1912, a German men's school, ''Städtische höhere Knabenschulle'', was established by a letter from the Opole Regency L II f XXIII/XII No. 147. On April 16, 1912, Mayor Reiche opened the school. In 1912/13, 26 students were enrolled, and Mr. Janocha became head of the school. In 1922, the high school came under the administration of the Polish authorities and became a progymnasium (six-year gymnasium). The first years were difficult for the school, due to attempts to fully Polonize education and staffing problems. The result was the establishment of the Karol Miarka Municipal Male Gymnasium, which took place by decision of the Pedagogical Council on September 21, 1927. In 1932 the first Polish matura exam was held, with six students taking it. As a result of hostilities during World War II, the school building was 60 percent destr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Żory
Żory (; , , ) is a town and city powiat, county in the Silesian Voivodeship, located in southern Poland with 62,848 inhabitants (2021). It is located in the historic Upper Silesia region about southwest of Katowice. Location Żory is located in Upper Silesia on the Rybnik Plateau on the . As of 31 December 2012, the city had a population of 62,052 and an area of 64.64 km². As of 31 December 2013, the city had 59,960 inhabitants. On 1 January 2014, the city of Żory increased its area at the expense of Rybnik by 0.26 ha. Żory borders the counties of Mikołów County, Mikołów, Pszczyna County, Pszczyna and Rybnik County, Rybnik, as well as the cities of Jastrzębie-Zdrój and Rybnik. As of 30 June 2016, the town had a population of 61,942. Name The meaning of the town's name is not clear and there are two theories about it. The first one derives it from Old Polish, from annealing, burning of forests, which was the first stage of establishing a permanent settlement in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Bohosiewicz
Sonia Bohosiewicz (born 9 December 1975) is a Polish actress, cabaret artist and singer. She has appeared in such films as '' Rezerwat'', ''Obława'' and '' Polish-Russian War'' and the television series ''Czas honoru''. Early life She was born into a family of Polish Armenians. She has three siblings: brothers Łukasz (born 1973) and Mateusz (born 1988), and sister Maja (born 1990). Both Maja and cousin Jakub Bohosiewicz are also actors. Until the beginning of her studies, she lived in Żory, where she attended elementary school and then the Karol Miarka Liceum. In the last year of high school, she participated in acting workshops with Dorota Pomykała at the art-play studio. She graduated from the AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Kraków AST National Academy of Theatre Arts (Polish language, Polish: ''Akademia Sztuk Teatralnych w Krakowie'', often shortened to AST), is a drama school based in Kraków and Wrocław, Poland. It was founded in 1946 by actor Juliusz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyceums
The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Basic science and some introduction to specific professions are generally taught. History ''Lyceum'' is a Latin rendering of the Ancient Greek (), the name of a '' gymnasium'' in Classical Athens dedicated to Apollo Lyceus. This original lyceum is remembered as the location of the peripatetic school of Aristotle. Some countries derive the name for their modern schools from the Latin but use the Greek name for the ancient school: for example, Dutch has (ancient) and (modern), both rendered ''lyceum'' in English (note that in classical Latin the ''C'' in was always pronounced as a ''K'', not a soft ''C'', as in modern English). The name ''lycée'' was retrieved and utilized by Napoleon in 1802 to name the main secondary education establishments. From France the name spread ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voce Segreto
Voce Segreto is a mixed youth choir operating at the Miejski Ośrodek Kultury (MOK) cultural centre in Żory, directed by Andrzej Marciniec. The choir is mainly made up of young people from schools in Żory. History Voce Segreto was founded in September 1991 (initially as ''Ciężka Batuta''). Its founder is Andrzej Marciniec, a graduate of the University of Silesia in Cieszyn, who has been a conductor and a teacher of music education in the Karol Miarka Liceum since the beginning of the choir's existence. During the first 14 years the choir members' voice technique and emission was supervised by Henryk Paus. Nowadays this function is performed by Elżbieta Żydek. The members of the choir are students of Karol Miarka Liceum and other municipal middle and high schools. Repertoire The range of works performed by the choir is wide. The repertoire that the choir sings at a concert depends on the liturgical period or season, among other things. Voce Segreto performs various ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
