Weilheim high school
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| Weilheim high school | |
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1878 |
| address |
Murnauer Strasse 12 |
| place | Weilheim in Upper Bavaria |
| country | Bavaria |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 '6 " N , 11 ° 8' 35" E |
| carrier | District Office Weilheim-Schongau |
| student | 1159 (2019) |
| Teachers | 109 + 36 StRef (2019) |
| management | Beate Sitek |
| Website | www.gymnasium-weilheim.de |
The Weilheim grammar school is a grammar school in Weilheim in Upper Bavaria and one of the largest in Bavaria .
history
On September 7, 1878, King Ludwig II approved the establishment of a four-level secondary school in Weilheim. This was set up in the already existing boys' school building and on September 25, 1878, teaching was first held. In 1895, the then rector of the school succeeded in expanding the four-level Oberrealschule (equivalent to today's grammar school) to a six-level one.
Today around 110 teachers and around 35 trainee teachers teach the approximately 1150 students at the school. Due to the high number of pupils, some of the pupil groups were able to form, who also became known outside of school because of their achievements.
General
After the seventh grade, the grammar school offers a choice of three different branches. A modern language, a humanistic or a scientific branch can be taken. In the humanistic branch, the second foreign language from the eighth grade onwards is Greek, in the modern language French. In the natural science branch, however, chemistry is taught in the eighth grade and the subject of computer science is retained. The aim is to offer a fourth branch with Spanish. Since the 2012/13 school year it has been possible to study Spanish as a late-beginning foreign language from the tenth grade.
The grammar school has many international contacts and regularly organizes student exchanges, e.g. B. to England , France or the USA .
Weilheim Literature Prize
Since 1988, seven students from the Weilheim grammar school have chosen the authors to be awarded the Weilheim Literature Prize. This prize can only be awarded to authors who have already given a poetry reading at the grammar school. 63 poetry readings have taken place since 1980. Prize winners included a. Rafik Schami , Vicco von Bülow (Loriot) and Siegfried Lenz . The Weilheim Literature Prize was initiated by the now retired teacher Friedrich Denk .
Well-known graduates
- Thomas Müller , German soccer player ( FC Bayern Munich ) and world champion 2014 (Abitur 2008)
- Alexander Dobrindt , former Federal Minister of Transport and Member of the Bundestag (Abitur 1989)
- Richard Oehmann , German author, musician, puppeteer and film critic
