The traditional award ceremony for the best pupils of the year was held today at the City Administration in Smederevo.
At the ceremony held in honour of talented and outstanding pupils, the primary and secondary school pupils, their parents and teachers were addressed by the Deputy Mayor of Smederevo, Vladimir Nešić.
“We have gathered today on a happy occasion, to celebrate together the achievements of Smederevo’s best pupils and to share this joy with all our fellow citizens.
Your effort and dedication to learning, on the path to acquiring new knowledge, will certainly be a good example to the younger generations of pupils who want to follow in your footsteps.
May these gold coins be an encouragement to everyone and to your future successes. It is our wish that, after finishing school and university, you build your lives here in our Smederevo.
The local government is committed to creating good living conditions for all citizens, especially the younger generations, because you are our future,” said Vladimir Nešić on that occasion. Together with Aleksandra Mitić, Member of the City Council responsible for education and culture, he presented the pupils with gold coins and certificates of commendation.
The award winners include four secondary school pupils: Dimitrije Stevanović from the Technical School, Tijana Ćosić from the Textile-Technical and Agricultural School “Despot Đurađ”, Đurđina Denić from the Music School “Kosta Manojlović” and grammar school pupil Ana Pantović.
The award-winning eighth-grade pupils from city schools are: Luka Krstović from the Primary School “Dositej Obradović”, Nina Đukić from the Primary School “Dr Jovan Cvijić”, Petra Pantović from the Primary School “Dimitrije Davidović”, Vera Došlić from the Primary School “Branislav Nušić”, Dušan Adamović from the Primary School “Sveti Sava” and Teodora Stanojević from the Primary School “Jovan Jovanović Zmaj”.
The best pupils from primary schools in rural areas are: Ilija Petrović from the Primary School “Ilija Milosavljević Kolarac” in Kolari, Nikolina Jovanović and Andrija Katić from the Primary School “Heroj Srba” in Osipaonica, Dunja Stanojević from the Primary School “Heroj Sveta Mladenović” in Saraorci, Ignjat Čičić from the Primary School “Ivo Andrić” in Radinac, Dimitrije Đorđević from the Primary School “Svetitelj Sava” in Drugovac, Vasilija Petrović from the Primary School “Branko Radičević” in Lugavčina, Milica Joksimović from the Primary School “Ivo Lola Ribar” in Skobalj, Nemanja Gitarić from the Primary School “Sava Kovačević” in Mihajlovac, Dimitrije Novković from the Primary School “Dositej Obradović” in Vranovo, Pavle Stokić from the Primary School “Vuk Karadžić” in Lipe and Katarina Milivojević from the Primary School “Đura Jakšić” in Mala Krsna.
The achievements of this year’s best pupils in Smederevo are also celebrated on billboards in the city’s busiest streets, because Smederevo is proud of them.
