One schoolboy is a sports fanatic, the other an ace in mathematics. One schoolgirl is interested in music and culture, the other in technology. Since 2012, very different interests and preferences have been honored each year with prizes, or more precisely the "upper franconian real school prize", which is endowed with more than 5,000 euros.
This year, 105 students in the fifth to tenth grades were able to call themselves "upper franconian secondary school champions name. Among them are three students from the ebermannstadt secondary school. On friday, the award winners were honored at a ceremony at the brose company in coburg – for the second time since the award has been presented.
Outside the classroom
A jury with representatives from schools, business and parents selects the winners in the categories school award, social commitment, cultural-musical commitment, sports commitment and MINT. Important: the engagement must take place outside of the lessons. Selection criteria are, among others, the time spent and the results achieved. Students from all secondary schools in upper franconia can apply starting in may. The competition was launched in 2012 by the ministerial representative for secondary schools in upper franconia – together with four companies from the region. "We want to challenge the realschule students where we can and publicize their outstanding achievements", johannes koller, ministerial representative of the secondary schools in upper franconia, explains the objective.
The close cooperation with the four partners plays a decisive role – in addition to brose, the plastics specialist rehau, the upper franconian savings banks and the service group wedlich from bayreuth are participating in the competition.
The award is also highly regarded in munich, says michael stammberger, head of training and further education at the brose group.
There are similar initiatives in lower franconia and lower bavaria "but we have the premium model".
Stammberger praises the "mittelbau realschule" in particular, the one "great job in vocational preparation groin. "We need motivated and motivated trainees at brose. That's why we establish close contacts with the schools." this also pays off for the schoolchildren, stresses stammberger. For an application, it is only necessary if a student has already received an award for his or her commitment or a special project.
Alina fuchs from the ebermannstadt secondary school was awarded third place for her commitment to sports. In the category school performance, nele eichenmuller won first place, sophie kramer (both realschule ebermannstadt) second place.