Wieland-Gymnasium Biberach
| Wieland-Gymnasium Biberach | |
|---|---|
| File: Wieland-Gymnasium.jpg | |
| type of school | high school |
| founding | 1278 |
| address |
Adenauerallee 1–3 |
| place | Biberach an der Riss |
| country | Baden-Württemberg |
| Country | Germany |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 5 '49 " N , 9 ° 47' 35" E |
| carrier | Biberach an der Riss |
| student | 789 (as of 2019/2020) |
| Teachers | 86 (as of 2019/2020) |
| management | Ralph Lange |
| Website | https://www.wieland-gymnasium.de/ |
The Wieland-Gymnasium is, along with the Pestalozzi-Gymnasium, one of the two state high schools in the city of Biberach an der Riss in Baden-Württemberg . It is named after the poet Christoph Martin Wieland , who lived and worked in Biberach.
history
The first written mention of a Latin school and a Latin schoolmaster in Biberach was documented as early as 1278 . In 1775, Thaddäus Plazzary founded a so-called "professorial school" in the old building (today Ochsenhauser Hof) on Gymnasiumstraße. In 1928 the high school , which at that time was called Progymnasium and Oberrealschule with urban upper classes, was expanded to become a full institution. In 1937 it was renamed “Horst-Wessel-Oberschule for boys” for eight years after the Bielefeld SA storm leader Horst Wessel . The Wieland grammar school in Biberach was still considered a boys grammar school, although girls were also allowed to attend school. In 1961 they moved into the new building in Adenauerallee on Ratzengraben. In 1962 the name was changed to "Wieland-Gymnasium". In 1978 the Wieland-Gymnasium celebrated its 700th anniversary.
On November 15, 2008, a new class wing, cafeteria, media library, learning area and sports hall were inaugurated in the presence of Federal Education Minister Schavan. These new buildings were erected as part of the IZBB investment program “Future Education and Care” , with which the federal government is supporting the federal states in building and expanding all-day schools to meet needs. In 2016, the largest renovation and technical modernization of the Wieland grammar school since the new building began. In the course of the renovation, the Wieland grammar school was also equipped with new technology. The school has interactive board systems, computers in every room and LAN and WLAN connections in the classrooms. This will be completed in 2020.
Educational offer
The general education grammar school offers the following options:
- Train with a linguistic profile: Spanish or Chinese as a third foreign language
- Zug with a scientific profile: natural science and technology (NwT) or computer science, mathematics, physics (IMP)
- Train with an artificial profile
- Wide range of supplementary offers with around 60 working groups, remedial courses and homework support
School newspapers
- The Funzel appeared from 1952 to 2010 as one of the first school newspapers in Germany. New issues of Funzel have been published since 2017.
- Venceremos appeared from 1969 as a highly controversial information sheet.
School newspaper
The school newspaper " WG aktuell - News from the Wieland-Gymnasium Biberach" appears three times a year. The publisher is the school management with the support of the Friends of the Wieland-Gymnasium Friends and Alumni of the WG Biberach Riß eV The editorial staff of the school newspaper consists mainly of teachers, students and parents of the school. Topics are current school life, SMV campaigns, topics of the parents' council and the support association as well as organizational matters. Since issue no. 1 of the 2008/2009 school year, the “WG aktuell” has appeared with the school's new logo, a stylized head of the school's namesake, Christoph Martin Wieland .
Wieland-Gymnasium drum corps
The school's drummer corps , also known as the "WG drummers", has been taking part in the Biberach shooting festival since 1921 . The Wieland-Gymnasium Trommlercorps is the second oldest group of drummers at the Biberacher Schützenfest. Heinrich Stehrer and Erwin Biederman ran ahead as drummers of the upper secondary school and the high school. The group was later expanded by Otto Fries and in 1930 finally had nine drummers. In 1949 drummers were allowed to use their drums again for the first time after the war and in 1952 they got their own drum major. Today the flat-share drummers consist of 16 drummers and a drum major. In 1996, the school celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Corps in the presence of the first flat-share drummer Heinrich Stehrer, which some alumni took as an opportunity, the group "the little sweeps - it's back! Since 1996", in short "the little sweeps" establish.
Danube journey
A special feature of school life at Wieland-Gymnasium is the annual Danube trip for the ninth grade. Instead of a stay at a school camp, as is common in other schools, the two-week excursion takes place on the Danube. The 500 km from Eining near Neustadt an der Donau to Vienna are usually covered with three to four school barges (heavy wooden boats for up to fourteen people) using muscle power alone. Depending on the number of parallel classes, there are usually four trips with an interval of a few days. Each trip is carried out over twelve stages:
Each trip is accompanied by two teachers and a few "Danube trips" students from higher grades. These so-called “Danube journey mentors” are selected because of their commitment and reliability in their own Danube journey. They have special tasks in carrying out the trip by supporting the teachers.
Known students
- Karl Sautter (1872–1960), administrative officer
- Heinz H. Engler (1928–1986), designer, graduated from high school in 1949
- Gunther Dahinten (* 1943), journalist, author and artist, graduated from high school in 1962
- Gerd Gerber (1944–2018), lawyer and politician, Abitur
- Günter Schmitt (* 1946), architect and author
- Herbert Bopp (* 1949), journalist
- Dietmar Schwarz (* 1957), general manager, Abitur
- Hanno Herzler (* 1961), author, publicist and radio play director, Abitur
- Thomas Dörflinger (* 1969), politician, high school diploma
literature
- Thomas Herfurth et al .: The Wieland-Gymnasium. A foray through school history , Biberach 2014, ISBN 978-3943391572 .
- Horst Buchmann: The umbrella is not opened right away! The Danube journey of the Wieland-Gymnasium Biberach , Biberach 2017, ISBN 978-3-947348-04-6 .