Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium Riesa

Werner Heisenberg High School
type of school	high school
founding	1908, 1992
address	Friedrich-Ebert-Platz 6a, 01591 Riesa
country	Saxony
Country	Germany
Coordinates	51 ° 19 '2 " N , 13 ° 16' 53" E Coordinates: 51 ° 19 '2 " N , 13 ° 16' 53" E
student	460
Teachers	44
Website	http://www.whg-rie.de

The Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium (WHG) is one of two high schools in Riesa , Saxony . It is located on Friedrich-Ebert-Platz in Riesa- Gröba . It currently includes 460 students and 44 teachers, mainly from Riesa and the surrounding area.

history

On November 29, 1906, the foundation stone for the "Gröba elementary school" was laid on what was then Georgplatz, which was inaugurated on April 1, 1908. In 1914 the extension along Heinrich-Lorenz-Straße was completed. Towards the end of the Second World War , the school served as a central air raid shelter and to accommodate refugees, and in April 1945 as a hospital for the wounded of the Red Army . On September 1, 1945, school operations were resumed after an interruption of several months. In 1948 the school was divided into the two August Bebel Schools I (old building, for Gröba students) and II (new building, for students from Merzdorf and Forberge ). In 1949, the August Bebel School I was renamed " Friedrich Engels School". In 1955 both schools were merged to form the "Friedrich Engels Middle School". In 1958, 1,184 students studied at the school. In the school year 1963/1964 the first 7th grade was set up as a special class.

In the school year 1965/66 the special school "Friedrich Engels" was founded with a physical-technical direction. It was one of several special schools of mathematics, mathematics and science, or technical direction in the GDR . In 1986/1987 these were transferred to the uniform school type of special schools in mathematics, science and technology , of which more were founded until 1989, so that in 1989 the Riesa Special School was one of fourteen special schools in mathematics, science and technology. Together with the boarding school , the “Friedrich Engels” special school was located in the upper part of the building. In 1990 the special school was renamed the " Werner Heisenberg School". Since the school year 1992/93 it has been called "Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium". The new opening was on August 20, 1992.

In 1953 the first boarding school was set up in the basement. In 1960 the dry toilet in the "old building" was demolished and the teaching pool built on it, which was later replaced by a gym. In 1978, 1984 and 1985 further boarding rooms were built. Today these are used as exam rooms.

profile

At the WHG you can choose from the 8th grade between the mathematical-scientific, the artistic and the social profile. The in-depth mathematical and scientific profile, which is only offered at four grammar schools in Saxony, can be attended from grade 5.

successes

Between 1983 and 1992, 17 pupils from the special school took part in the International Physics Olympiad and won two second prizes, eight third prizes and two awards. At the International Mathematical Olympiad between 1986 and 1990, students from the special school started three times and were awarded once with a 2nd prize and twice with a 3rd prize. Three times between 1988 and 1991, students from the special school competed in the International Chemistry Olympiad and achieved two 3rd prizes.

Traditions

The open day takes place every year on the last weekend in January . The kangaroo competition is held in March. One month later the English-speaking White Horse Theater is a guest at the WHG. The school year ends with an award event on the penultimate day of school. In September there is a sports day where the most successful class receives a prize. The calendar year ends with the Science Day in December, when the name of the school, Werner Heisenberg , is remembered on this day .

Partner school

A partner school of the WHG is called Kome Secondary School and is located on Kome Island ( Tanzania ), an island in Lake Victoria . The bond between the two schools has existed since the 2004/2005 school year.

Since the school year 2018/2019 there has also been a partnership between the WHG and the Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Chemistry and Biology in Ust-Kamenogorsk in Kazakhstan .

Pictures from the WHG

entrance
back
Cultivation
Auditorium
Well between 1st and 2nd floor
Werner Heisenberg's sculpture in the auditorium

Web links

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