Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium és Kollégium

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location =Békéscsaba
country =Hungary
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website = [http://www.rozsagimi.hu/joomla/index.php www.rozsagimi.hu]

Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium és Kollégium "(Gyula Andrássy Secondary School and Boarding School)," old name as Rózsa Ferenc Gimnázium or "Rózsa" for short, is a high school (grammar school) in Békéscsaba, Hungary. The school is the oldest in the city and one of the most renowned in Békés county.

History

The school was founded by the Lutheran Church in 1855, as "Algimnázium. [In the 19th century "gimnázium" (high school) consisted of 8 grades. A school offering the first 4 grades only was called "algimnázium" (lit. "sub-gimnázium" or "lower gimnázium"), a school offering grades 5-8 was called "főgimnázium" (lit. "main gimnázium"). See also http://www.eurydice.org/ressources/Eurydice/eurybase/pdf/section/HU_EN_C5.pdf] " In 1895 the school was upgraded to "Főgimnázium" and got the name "Rudolf Főgimnázium." After the Communist takeover (1948) the school has been taken into state property and took the name of Ferenc Rózsa. Rózsa was a member of the then-illegal Communist Party of Hungary between the two World Wars, criticised the political system and died in prison under unclear circumstances. During the Communist era he was regarded as a martyr. [ [http://bekescsaba.hir6.hu/cikk/9840/080523_ki_volt_rozsa_ferenc_es_mi_a_baj_vele Ki volt Rózsa Ferenc, és mi a baj vele?] , Hír6, May 23, 2008.]

Present days

The school moved into its current building in 1994. Rózsa Gimnázium holds steadily its position among the best schools in the county, in 2004 its pupils received 11 awards on different high school contests. [http://www.nap-szam.hu/merleg/0412/kivalo.htm Kiváló pedagógusok és diákok] www.napszam.hu] [http://www.velkeygabor.hu/blog.html Velkey Gábor's blog] ] Based on school contest results Rózsa Gimnázium was always among the best 20 schools of Hungary between 1986 and 2006. [ [http://www.oki.hu/oldal.php?tipus=verseny&isk_nev=R%F3zsa+Ferenc+Gimn%E1zium&isk_var=&isk_om=&iskola=%7E Középiskolai versenyeredmények] ] The local government renamed the school in 2008 as Andrássy Gyula Gimnázium és Kollégium. Andrássy was a prime minister of Kingdom of Hungary between 1867-1871, and the foreign minister of Austria-Hungary between 1871-1879.

Famous students

* András L. Áchim, politician
* Endre Bajcsy-Zsilinszky, politician
* Zoltán Berczik, European Champions table tennis player
* Géza Gyóni, poet
* Judit Pogány, actress

References

External links

* [http://www.rozsagimi.hu/joomla/index.php Official website]