On Thursday, January 7, the district stage of the “Getting to Know Our Homeland” sightseeing competition was summed up in the conference room of the Bolesławiec District Office. Here are the names of the winners in each category:
- in the primary school category – individual entries
- Marek Drąg (Primary School in Nowogrodziec) for the text “In the Footsteps of Medieval Penitential Stones – Nowogrodziec Municipality. My Cycling Trails,” written under the supervision of Sylwia Parada
- Marta Parada (Primary School No. 4 in Bolesławiec) for the entry “Houses and People – The History of Komuny Paryskiej Street in Bolesławiec,” written under the supervision of Irena Lembryk
- Paulina Śledzińska (Lower Secondary School No. 4) for the entry “A Few Words About My Uncle, a Folk Artist…,” written under the supervision of Katarzyna Dorosz
- Łukasz Krawczyk (Lower Secondary School in Nowogrodziec) for the text “Saving from Oblivion,” written under the supervision of Małgorzata Szymańska
- Marika Nastał (Lower Secondary School No. 4) for the entry “The Fate of My Relatives and Fellow Countrymen Beyond the Country’s Borders,” written under the supervision of Katarzyna Dorosz
- Patrycja Dubina (Construction Schools Complex in Bolesławiec) for the entry “Hohelstein Palace” (supervisor: Dariusz Kunaszko)
- Norman Lippik (Primary School No. 5) for “My Family’s History, Traditions and Customs” (supervisor: Marzena Bronowicka)
- Daria Krzykliwa (Primary School No. 1) for “My Most Interesting Sightseeing Trails” (supervisor: Dariusz Kunaszko)
- Małgorzata Boryszewska and Karolina Wereszczuk (Lower Secondary School No. 2) for “Our Walking Tour of Bolesławiec” (supervisor: Jolanta Smolińska)
Honourable mentions went to:
- Michał Bednarski (Primary School No. 5) for the entry “The History of My Homeland, Bolesławiec – a City Where Life Is Good” (in the primary school category – individual entries)
- Dagmara Parchimowicz (Primary School No. 1) for “My Homeland – My Small Homeland” (in the primary school category – individual entries)
- Patrycja Bram (Lower Secondary School No. 4) for the text “Poles in Yugoslavia. My Grandfather’s Childhood” (in the lower secondary school category – individual entries)
- Marta Bigos, Adrianna Dereszyńska, Kacper Belica (Lower Secondary School No. 4) for the entry “When You Can’t Have What You Like…” (in the lower secondary school category – group entries)
Moreover, the jury (comprising Marta Satoła, a Sudeten mountain guide, Andrzej Olejniczak, a representative of the Museum of Ceramics, and Czesław Szmelter, chair of the competition committee and head of the Bolesławiec branch of the Polish Youth Hostel Association) awarded a prize for perseverance. It went to Adrian Drąg from the Lower Secondary School in Nowogrodziec, author of the text “Along the Milestones of the Polish-Saxon Postal Route. The Historic Dresden–Warsaw Route.”
“My entry was not easy to write; there are not many studies about Hohelstein Palace,” says Patrycja Dubina. “I received help from an acquaintance in Germany, who visited local libraries for me. I love this castle and its romantic surroundings, which are unfortunately becoming increasingly dilapidated. I would like these ruins to be restored and Hohelstein Palace to once again delight visitors with its original beauty.
Dariusz Kwaśniewski of the Bolesławiec District Board admits that he is pleased with this edition of the competition, but would prefer to see more upper secondary school students take part. “Unfortunately, I have to accept that they already have so much schoolwork that they do not find additional time to prepare for this competition,” he says. “Writing such an entry is not easy. The jury chair sets high requirements for the entries, but that is a good thing. It forces the participants to research their sources even more carefully.
The competition was organized by the Bolesławiec District Office and the Bolesławiec branch of the Polish Youth Hostel Association, with the support of the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec.
(information: Bolesławiec District Office/ii)