Osnovno uchilishte "Nikola Jonkov Vaptsarov", Byala, Bulgaria.

1. The history of Bulgarian
school
Student’s work

2. Opening of school
 The school was opened
in 1954 with the first
teacher Ginka Koycheva
from Byala. 18 students
have gone to school in
the first year.

3. Opening of school
 The classes are taught
in one shift in 4 merged
grades from 7 to 11. The
first school was at Ivan
Hvarchilkov’s shop, near
the railway line without a
corridor and a school
yard. The first
headmistress became
Maria Hinova.

4. Construction of a new building
 In the summer in 1958 was built the new school with
4 classrooms, 1 room for the attendant at school
and 1 teachers’ room. Since the 1st
of February 1959
the school has been built and the classes were
inside in one shift with two teachers.
 The school was built on a volontary work. The
construction has included all parents, teachers,
students and employees.

5. Construction of a new building

6. Modernization of school
 During the 1960/1961 school year the teachers were
already four. The grades were single and the
educaton was in one shift. There have been a lot of
new facilities.The residential district was growing
rapidly and constantly were coming new students.
 Since the 1st
of September 1962 there was a
kindergarten here. Students were continuing to
increase and in the 1962/1963 school year, they were
106. The facilities have increased - fencing, sidewalks
and playground.

7. Opening of lower secondary
 In 1965/1966 school
year, the habitants of
this district have begun
to build another school
building. On September
15th
, 1966 the lower
secondary was officially
opened - fifth, sixth and
seventh grades. The
new building had got
four classrooms, a
teachers’ room, a
headmaster’s room and
a room for attendants.

8. The new gym
 At Christmas 1979 in the schoolyard was built wooden
hut with two rooms which were used for a gym and a
training workshop.
 The headmaster was Petko Hristov. There were 216
students with 7 teachers.

9. Разкриване на осми клас
 През учебната 1987/1988 г. има нов директор
– Райчо Желев. А през учебната 1990 – 1991
г. в училището е разкрит осми клас с
помощта на г-н Иван Иванов.

10. Students and teachers during the years