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On 17 April, at the seat of the Museum in Łambinowice, the Finals of the XXXIII Contest of Recitation of POW Poetry “Let us not lose memory” was held. There were 77 students, representatives of schools of Opole Voivodeship, who took part in it. The rehearsals were run in three age categories.

The event was organized by our Museum supported by the Society of Friends to the Central Museum of Prisoners of War and the County Starost Office in Nysa. It also was run under the honorary patronage of the Voivode of Opole, Monika Jurek, Marshal of Opole Voivodeship, Szymon Ogłaza, Opole Starost, Henryk Lakwa, as well as the Chief Officer of Opole Local Educational Authority, Joanna Raźniewska. The media patronage over the contest was provided by: TVP 3 Opole, Radio Opole, Radio Doxa, The Opolska Weekly, The Nysa News, Hot Nysa Portal.

The recitations by the competitors were judged by the panel of jurors, composed of the following theatre actors, poets and philologists based in Opole Region: Danuta Babicz-Lewandowska, Edmund Borzemski, Waldemar Kotas, Elżbieta Lisak-Duda, Leszek Malec, Iwona Ratajczak, Teodozja Świderska, Aurelia Walczuk, Beata Wnęk-Malec.

The Jury awarded the following prizes:

• Category: primary schools – Forms IV–VI:

I prize - Antoni Piechaczek, representing the School-Kindergarten Complex in Krośnica; teacher: Brygida Hurek;

II prize - Leia Jung, representing Primary School No. 1 in Głubczyce; teacher: Izabela Rostowska;

III prize - Paulina Gąska, representing State Primary School in Tułowice; teacher: Barbara Rodecka.

Distinctions: Jagoda Cichy, representing State Primary School in Łambinowice; teacher: Ilona Karpińska and Michał Marcinkiewicz, representing State Primary School in Tułowice; teacher: Barbara Rodecka.

• Category: primary schools – Forms VII–VIII:

I prize - Julia Czubasiewicz, representing State Primary school in Łambinowice; teacher: Violetta Junka;

II prize - Ida Hojda, representing State Primary School No. 2 in Głuchołazy; teacher: Joanna Janusz;

III prize - Hanna Czajka, representing State Primary School No. 15 in Opole; teacher: Patrycja Wojtyto;

Distinctions: Agata Zając, representing State Primary School No. 2 in Głubczyce; teacher: Alicja Dobrowolska and Karol Kowalski, representing State Primary School No. 2 in Głuchołazy; teacher: Joanna Janusz.

• Category: secondary schools:

I prize - Magdalena Bawełkiewicz, representing State Grammar Comprehensive School No. III in Opole, teacher: Justyna Strzelczyk-Juszczak;

II prize - Szymon Serafin, representing Complex of State Technical Schools of Economics in Opole; teacher: Beata Krywalska-Wlazło;

III prize - Zuzanna Froelich, representing State Grammar Comprehensive School No. I in Opole; teacher: Izabela Maćków;

Distinction: Emilia Jarosz, representing Sate Grammar Comprehensive School No. II in Opole; teacher: Joanna Nazarkiewicz.

The teachers who had prepared the laureates were honoured with individual letters of congratulations. All the participants of the Contest were presented with diplomas.

We heartily thank everybody for their involvement and congratulate the winners on their success!

The Contest was supported by:

Opole Voivodeship Parliament
County Starost Office in Opole
County Starost Office in Nysa
Municipal Office in Korfantów
Municipal Office in Tułowice
Commune Office in Łambinowice
Commune Office in Łubniany
Tułowice Forest Inspectorate – The State Forests
Institute of National Remembrance. National Education Bureau in Warsaw
Association of Friends to the Central Museum of Prisoners of War
Association “Katyń Family” in Opole
Associations of Poland-East Cooperation. Opole Voivodeship Department
Travel Agency “Almatur-Opole” Ltd.
CEMENT Company “ODRA” S.A.
Energopol-Trade Opole MTD Skuratowicz Ltd.
Multi-branch Enterprise INWESDIM Ltd.
Agricultural Production Cooperative in Wydrowice
“Sopelek” natural ice-creams

Thank you!