Mayor Blagomir Kotsev awarded two outstanding students from Varna

Mayor Blagomir Kotsev awarded two prominent students from Varna – Nora Georgieva and Simeon Simeonov. The event, which took place in the Municipality of Varna, was attended by the Deputy Mayors for Social Activities and Education Snezhana Apostolova and Pavel Popov, representatives of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy and the Regional Inspectorate of Education, the children’s class teachers, teachers and classmates.

Nora Georgieva, a 12th grade student at IEG – Varna, was honored by Mayor Kotsev for her merits as a laureate of the National Olympiad in German and the Representative of Bulgaria at the European final of the International Youth Debates in German in Berlin, Germany.

Simeon Simeonov, a student in the 10th grade of the “Dr. Petar Beron” Secondary School, was awarded for his distinction as a bronze medalist in the “The World That Brings Smiles” photo contest, an initiative of the Ministry of Education and Culture in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Culture. For the competition, students in Bulgaria were challenged by the two ministries to capture in a frame what makes them smile.

Keep showing us the world as you see it through your lens, Simo! Beautiful, exciting and colorful – the world that brings smiles!, reads the message that Mayor Kotsev personally dedicated to the young photographer in a book about photography.

Nora and Simeon thanked the mayor and his team, the families, relatives, classmates and management of their schools for their support and recognition.