A Brilliant Debut for the Britanica Park School Team at the BEST Competition
For the first time, the team took part in the prestigious BEST competition, held at the Language High School in Blagoevgrad and bringing together more than 230 students from various schools across Western Bulgaria.
Our students showed courage, creativity, and the ability to express their thoughts in front of an audience, impressing both the jury and the crowd.
Team Achievements
Debate:
Borislav Todorov, Matey Titev, and Alexander Mihaylov took 3rd place in their age category and qualified for the national round.
Marta Nikolova, Emma Smithuis, and Persiyan Spirov put in a strong performance, demonstrating excellent argumentation and public speaking skills.
Duo Interpretation:
Anton Kotas and Katarina Atanasova presented an adaptation of "White Nights" by Dostoevsky and won 3rd place.
Anton-Mario Petrov and Kristian Ginev impressed the jury and audience with an adaptation of Goethe's "Faust," taking 2nd place in the 8th-9th grade category.
Both of our duos have qualified for the national competition in April at the university in Blagoevgrad, where they will compete for a scholarship for international participation.
The tournament was held at the "Lyudmil Stoyanov" Foreign Language High School and brought together more than 230 students from Western Bulgaria. The event opened with the words:
"Your voice is a force, use it to make a difference." – Boryana Shalyavska, Deputy Mayor for Education and Business Development of the Municipality of Blagoevgrad
Among the official guests and inspiring speakers were also:
Maria Stoyanova, English teacher at FLHS "Lyudmil Stoyanov" – host of the event
Alexander Nikolov, America for Bulgaria Foundation
Orlin Radev, CEO and co-founder of AMPECO
A special greeting from Mr. Eric Brasil of the U.S. Embassy
From fiery speeches and fierce debates to powerful poetry and moving prose, every performance showed that public speaking and debate are about far more than competition. The Britanica Park School team proved itself a worthy member of the BEST community, combining talent, courage, and hard work.