In a solemn atmosphere, the results of the regional competition for the award for high achievements in the field of culture, art, social activities, organized by the Vitebsk regional branch of the Belarusian Children's Fund, were announced.

The competition was held for the third time with the aim of identifying and supporting talented students, stimulating their activity in creative activities and social life, encouraging the talent and diligence of schoolchildren. The competition was attended by students of institutions of general secondary and additional education for children and youth

under the age of 17.

Today, 23 applications were submitted to the organizing committee. For the selection of winners, the following criteria were put forward: the average grade for the current academic year is not lower than the "eight"; participation in creative competitions of the regional, republican and international levels, as well as in the volunteer movement; leadership in a public association or its management; authorship and participation in social projects.

Five people received certificates for receiving a prize in the amount of 300 rubles, including Elizaveta Ivanova, a student of the Oktyabrskaya Secondary School of the Vitebsk District named after the Hero of the Soviet Union IP Sobolev. In February of this year, Elizaveta became the winner of the republican youth innovation project "100 Ideas for Belarus", the final of which was held in the Chinese-Belarusian industrial park "Great Stone". On it, a representative of our district presented the project “Sensory glove for people with disabilities”, on which she worked for more than a year under the guidance of teacher Kristina Kustova.

The winners of the contest were congratulated and wished further success in their studies, creativity and social life by Vera Astapenko, chairman of the board of the Vitebsk regional branch of the Belarusian Children's Fund, and Olga Obukhova, director of the branch. For the young talents of the Vitebsk region, the awarding became a real holiday.