The first call rang out today on the 1st of September for more than 36 thousand pupils of Mariupol. 3940 first-graders have heard it and crossed the threshold of the school for the first time. By tradition, the beginning of the new academic year was celebrated with solemn lineups with bright concert performances. Vadym Boichenko, the Mayor, congratulated children, their parents and teachers on the Knowledge Day.
The Mayor visited the solemn lineup of secondary school No.52. Children met this day with smiles and flowers. They rested on the summer holidays and now they are ready to sit down at the school desk, to plunge into the fascinating world of knowledge and discoveries.
In his opening speech, Vadym Boichenko expressed confidence that the new academic year would bring new knowledge, friends, discoveries and memories to the children and would open new horizons for someone. So, today is exciting not only for first-graders, but also for older children. After all, the current academic year will be final for 1850 graduates.
The Mayor emphasized the role of the first teacher in the life of the child and the power of parent support. Vadym Boichenko thanked teachers who gave the children knowledge, experience and wisdom, giving them a fraction of their heart and soul, even at the cost of their own lives. He is confident that joint efforts can reveal the inner world and the potential of each child, so that he or she chose a profession in the future that would bring happiness him or her.
The schoolchildren have received greetings from the first city leaders and deputies of the City Council today. In particular, Oleksandr Holtvenko, the First Deputy Mayor, congratulated the students and teachers of school No. 66: “I wish those who go to school for the first time to get new friends, knowledge and impressions, teachers and parents to have patience and perseverance, graduates to be successful in passing the examinations and achieving goals”.
Greeting the students and school staff, Oleksandr Holtvenko noted that many projects were being implemented in the city aimed at improving the conditions for studying in schools. But the reconstruction of school No. 66 is the most important project. The repairs will be completed already this year with the support of the city and the region, and students and teachers will return soon to the walls of their native school, which will be the best in the city.
Mikhailo Kohut, the Deputy Mayor, welcomed the students of the general school No. 39 and the boarding school No. 2 on the 1st of September. He wished first-year students the inspiration and patience, and the graduates to complete the school year successfully.
“Good training is the key to success. We have to get a decent education, to be involved in the educational process with responsibility and dedication in order to get a good job and become qualified specialists in the future”, - said Mikhailo Kohut.
Yaroslav Khotnyanskyi, the Deputy Mayor, the Chief Executive Officer, congratulated students of the school No. 5. He wished the younger generation of Mariupol citizens to study diligently. Knowledge is a solid foundation for a successful future.
Today, the First Bell in Mariupol has become a new start on the way to the children in the world of exciting knowledge.
