Gymnasium Haus Overbach

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Gymnasium Haus Overbach
The library of the Haus Overbach grammar school
The library in the manor house of the Haus Overbach grammar school.
In the foreground there is a statue of St. Francis de Sales.
type of school high school
School number 167563
founding 1918
address

Franz-von-Sales-Str. 3
52428 Jülich

place Jülich
country North Rhine-Westphalia
Country Germany
Coordinates 50 ° 56 '30 "  N , 6 ° 18' 27"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 56 '30 "  N , 6 ° 18' 27"  E
carrier House Overbach gGmbH
student about 900
management Thorsten Vogelsang
Website www.gymnasium-overbach.de
Overbach Castle around 1860 ( Alexander Duncker Collection )

The Haus Overbach grammar school in the Jülich district of Barmen is a state-recognized grammar school in the independent sponsorship of Haus Overbach gGmbH. About 900 pupils currently attend the school, which is a member of the MINT-EC association. Other high schools in Jülich, about 5 km away, are the girls' high school Jülich and the citadel high school .

The school was founded in 1918 and was a boys' school until 1981. The symphony orchestra , the Overbach wind orchestra , the choirs of the Overbach Singing School and numerous sports groups are well known. Music , languages ​​and natural sciences are key areas in the school profile. The Overbach Advent Singing by the brass orchestra and the Overbach choirs is also known locally. Every autumn, Haus Overbach organizes a school festival, the “Overbacher Kirmes”, the proceeds of which are used for new acquisitions, such as B. new gymnastics equipment can be used. In addition, the grammar school annually organizes a vacation academy during the summer holidays with the support of Forschungszentrum Jülich , RWTH Aachen University and several other companies , which deals with current research topics ( genetic engineering , cosmology , meteorology , artificial intelligence, etc.). In addition to its own students, there are also students from all over Germany. Thanks to financial support from IBM , a group of Chinese students and in summer 2007 a group of Turkish students were able to take part in the holiday academy for the first time in the summer of 2006.

As part of the so-called "Overbacher Kultur specials", which were carried out with the support of Aachener Nachrichten , personalities such as Reinhold Messner , Reiner Kunze , Michel Friedman and Jürgen Fliege also visited the grammar school to give lectures there or to talk to the interested public to discuss with the students.

History of school operations

On November 16, 1918, Reichsgraf von und zu Hoensbroech sold the Overbach house to the Oblates of St. Franz von Sales , who then expanded it into a grammar school, so that on April 24, 1919 the Overbach Missionary College began operations under the headmaster Father Franz Xaver Bogenberger , who was replaced in 1923 by Father Albert Filchner as the new headmaster. The first Overbach chapel was inaugurated on January 30, 1921, and the boarding school building was completed in 1923. The boarding school has since been closed.

In 1939, however, the Overbach Mission School had to close and was home to around 600 Siegfried Line workers . In 1941 Haus Overbach became a quarter for 400 Cologne orphans . After 1944, however, Overbach was badly damaged by the effects of the Second World War and many parts of the building were destroyed. The new buildings erected after the war should, however, retain the line of the economic wings of the old castle. From the original, medieval moated castle , only the manor house, in which the library of the grammar school is housed today (see picture above), and the water-filled northern and eastern parts of the moat are preserved.

On September 19, 1946, the private middle school Overbach was reopened by the headmaster Father Peter Thull , who was replaced as the new headmaster on April 27, 1948 by Father Johannes Weindorf . During this time, Overbach was temporarily recognized by the state as an old-language Progymnasium Haus Overbach . In 1953, Father Dr. theol. et phil. Hubert Pauels new headmaster and almost 2 years later the new building of the auditorium and (old) tower hall was inaugurated on October 23, 1955. In 1960 the name was changed to the old language high school Haus Overbach and on April 30, 1960 it was permanently recognized as a Progymnasium. The following year, on January 12, 1961, construction work began on the new school wing I east of the previous building. On April 13, 1961, the official title was Gymnasium iE Haus Overbach . This year there was an Obersekunda in Overbach for the first time, so that on March 10, 1964, the first old-language school- leaving exam was taken at the GHO. Six years later, on June 22, 1970, the first Abitur in the modern language branch followed. At the beginning of the 1970s, the upper school was reformed . The first Abitur after the reform of the upper school was awarded on June 18, 1974. Just two months later, Erwin Hoffmann became the new headmaster at the GHO on August 1, 1974. On September 7, 1981, co-education at the GHO finally began . A year later, on September 7, 1982, the new gymnasium was inaugurated and again a year later, on August 22, 1983, the new school wing IV. In 1989 Heinz Lingen took over the school management. After 25 years at the grammar school, in 2014 he moved to the management of the entire Haus Overbach facility. Since then, Thorsten Vogelsang has been provisional director of the school and has been the director of the Haus Overbach grammar school since August 1, 2015. Since 2018, the new co-partner, Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands, has taken over the management of the entire Haus Overbach facility. The sponsorship changed from the Oblates of St. Franz von Sales zur Haus Overbach gGmbH.

Music and art

Music is a focus in the profile of the Haus Overbach high school. In a total of four orchestras (Overbach young orchestra, symphony orchestra, wind orchestra and chamber orchestra) and four choirs (singing group, children's choir, young choir, chamber choir), the students have numerous opportunities to gain musical experience. In the upper level there is also the opportunity to include orchestral or choir work (instrumental / vocal practical course) in the Abitur.

The children's choir, the young choir and the wind orchestra organize an annual Advent singing in the monastery church of Overbach, and the chamber orchestra and the chamber choir perform the Christmas oratorio by JS Bach every year .

The grammar school provides rooms for afternoon individual instrumental lessons, which are given by external music teachers. They are in contact with the school and the orchestras and complement the musical training programs in the Jülich region (e.g. the Jülich Music School ), as not only high school students are taught here.

In addition, the Burgtheater Overbach, an in-house professional theater stage, was founded in 2016. The Burgtheater Overbach was created as part of a cooperation between the Aachen drama school and the Haus Overbach grammar school.

The Burgtheater Overbach also has the task of professional education and training. Training courses for educators and teachers in the fields of literature and theater take place. The offer is aimed nationwide at high school teachers who z. B. Lead literature courses.

In addition, z. B. Acting workshops offered for those interested in theater. Subjects such as acting, speech training, stage fighting, singing and dance are always taught.

astronomy

Telescopes at Haus Overbach grammar school

The Gymnasium Haus Overbach has several telescopes with openings from 7 cm to 32 cm. The optical systems range from simple refractors to Newtonian reflecting telescopes and Schmidt-Cassegrains . With these telescopes, astronomical events such as eclipses or transits can be broadcast live in schools and lessons. As part of working groups, pupils from other schools also use the opportunity to work with these telescopes.

New Lunar Society

Science evenings organized by the New Lunar Society aim to arouse interest in science among students. Scientists from universities , Forschungszentrum Jülich or RWTH Aachen University are invited at irregular intervals to give lectures on current research topics and then to discuss them with the students and guests. Well-known lecturers at science evenings were, for example, Harald Lesch , Ulrich Walter , HJ Blome or Walter Oelert .

The "Teachers - Students - Scientists in Dialogue" project was awarded first prize by the Robert Bosch Foundation.

Euregionale 2008 / Science College

House Overbach contributed to the construction of the Science College for EuRegionale 2008 at. The 7.2 million euro construction project is intended to promote communication and collaboration between schoolchildren, scientists, universities, the Jülich Research Center and other scientific institutions. The multi-storey building contains several laboratories, seminar rooms and a platform for telescopes on the roof. In addition to the main building, a guest house with accommodation was also built. It was completed in summer 2009.

In January 2016, the Science College Overbach was recognized by the NRW Economics Minister Garrelt Duin (SPD) as a “Place of Progress NRW”.

Others

Well-known graduates

  • The district administrator of the Düren district, Wolfgang Spelthahn , is a graduate of the Haus Overbach grammar school.
  • The TV presenter Joko Winterscheidt , sometimes attended the Haus Overbach high school and lived in the boarding school.
  • The U19 national player and player of 1. FC Köln , Reinhold Yabo , attended the Haus Overbach high school.
  • The German professional footballer of 1. FC Heidenheim , Robert Leipertz attended the grammar school Haus Overbach and made his Abitur there.
  • The actor, director, theater educator and drama school director René Blanche was a student and a graduate of high school
  • The opera and concert singer Michael Dahmen graduated from high school in 2000 at Haus Overbach high school.
  • Anno August Jagdfeld (* 1946), Fundus Group

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Antonius Wolters: The number of students remains at a high level. In: Aachener Zeitung. September 4, 2013, accessed September 25, 2014 .
  2. ↑ a b Two changes in the management floor of Haus Overbach. In: Aachener Zeitung. August 3, 2014, accessed September 25, 2014 .
  3. ↑ a b Volker Uerlings: From trainee lawyer to head: Vogelsang's picture book career. In: Aachener Nachrichten. June 15, 2015, accessed June 30, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Boarding school in Haus Overbach closes after more than 90 years. In: Aachener Zeitung. May 26, 2011, accessed January 28, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Volker Uerlings: The future of Haus Overbach is secure in the long term. In: Aachener Zeitung. April 25, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017 .
  6. ↑ ptj: “Burgtheater Overbach” has started rehearsing . In: Aachener Zeitung. May 22, 2016, accessed March 2, 2018 .
  7. ^ Aachener Nachrichten: Barmen: Theater as an opportunity for the ducal city. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Aachener Nachrichten: Jülich: The first winter acting workshop. Retrieved September 17, 2018 .
  9. ^ Aachener Zeitung: Barmen: Theater as an opportunity for the ducal city. Retrieved October 13, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Science College reaches important milestone; Aachener Zeitung online, October 12, 2007 ( Memento from November 18, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  11. ↑ Innovative ideas from NRW: State government selects 31 new places of progress. Wir in NRW, May 22, 2015, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  12. ↑ Minister Duin honors the youth and educational innovation center Science College Overbach. Wir in NRW, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Overbacher Gymnasium is now a football partner. In: Aachener Nachrichten. June 25, 2015, accessed June 30, 2015 .
  14. ↑ Volker Uerlings: 2.5 kilometer long beaver path opened around Overbach. In: Aachener Nachrichten. April 18, 2013, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  15. ↑ All roads lead to fame - episode 348 (from minute 45:20). Retrieved August 12, 2020 .
  16. ↑ Guido Jansen: As a young professional at Alemannia: Robert Leipertz. In: Aachener Zeitung. July 19, 2012, accessed March 28, 2016 .
  17. ↑ Silvia Jagodzinska: “Burgtheater” Overbach with home grown. Aachener Zeitung, May 1, 2016, accessed on April 23, 2018 .

Web links

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