17-02-26 Results of the 2nd Student Competition for the Creation of a Historical Narrative and Poster on the theme “Asia Minor – Pontus: Memories”, School Year 2025–2026

Following the completion of the evaluation process by the competent committee, the results of the 2nd Student Competition for the creation of a historical narrative and poster on the theme “Asia Minor – Pontus: Memories” for the 2025–2026 school year were announced.

The winners and honorees of the competition, organized by the General Secretariat for Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports, in collaboration with the Special Synodical Committee on Cultural Identity of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece and the Chair of Pontic Studies of the Department of History and Archaeology of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, will participate in an educational visit to the regional unit of Magnesia, to sites related to the Greek history and culture of Pontus and Asia Minor.

Three (3) Awards and Honorary Mentions per category are granted as follows:

HISTORICAL NARRATIVE – AWARDS

1. American Agricultural School of Thessaloniki-“The Bloodstained Headscarf”
2. 11^th General High School of Patras-“Mom, is hide-and-seek over?”
3. 1^st Vocational High School of Kardamyla, Livadia-“The Stones Speak”

POSTER – AWARDS

1. 1st High School of Oreokastro -“The Melody of Memory”
2. 49th General High School of Athens-“Le clocher de l’ église Ste Photini-Unforgettable Homelands”
3. Private High School I. Tsiamoulis-“All That Fits in a Boat”

HISTORICAL NARRATIVE – HONORARY MENTIONS

1. 1st Vocational High School of Aspropyrgos-“Carriage 7”
2. Mantoulidi Schools-“Haunted Memories”
3. 4th General High School of Aigaleo-“Words: Light in My Darkness”
4. 1st Vocational High School of Aspropyrgos-“Tears of the East”
5. LIVANIO 1st Vocational High School of Kardamyla-“Memories Through the Flames”

Tie between 3a, 3b and 3c.

POSTER – HONORARY MENTIONS

1. Echedoros High School-“ From the ashes of Smyrna to the embrace of memory”
2. Tsiamoulis Private High School-“The Mother of Smyrna”
3. 2nd Echedoros High School “Oh, my burnt mother”
4. Delasalle Private High School of Thessaloniki-“Genocide and uprooting of the Hellenism of the East”

Tie between 3a and 3b

During the 2025–2026 school year, sixty-six (66) valid entries were submitted from thirty-eight (38) schools from the Regional Directorates of Education of Attica, Central Macedonia, the Peloponnese, and the North Aegean, specifically from the Secondary Education Directorates of A’, B’, C’ and D of Athens, East Attica, West Attica, Piraeus, East Thessaloniki, West Thessaloniki, Arcadia, Achaia, Ilia, Corinth, and Chios.

The General Secretariat for Religious Affairs would like to warmly thank and congratulate all participants for their remarkable and interesting projects they presented, as well as the teachers for their responsiveness and support of their students. The efforts of all are commendable and demonstrate the creativity and sensitivity of today’s children.