Gymnázium Františka Palackého Valašské Meziříčí

The school (before restoration)

Our school’s partnerships Our school works on many projects with other schools from abroad. Each project is different. The first project, as you definitely know, is Comenius. We co-work with students from Hungary, Poland and Portugal to meet habits, history and culture of each nation. Except Comenius, there’s another work, which is prid by Socrates Company. Name of this is easy: Socrates. Socrates is the partnership with French lyceum from Rennes- city in Brittany, France. The theme of the work is ecology. But there are two partnerships, which aren’t paid by anybody. Students pay for meetings on their own. One of these partnership is called Mettingen with the gymnasium of Mettingen from Germany. Another one is with Slovakian school in Šahy, this partnership is based on sport tournaments.

History of grammar school Gymnázium of František Palacký was established of the impulse from people who were in our town council. Together with Alois Mikyška who was the greatest member of this association and also the most famous person in our town.This idea originated at the meeting of our town council on The emperor František Josef I. agreeded this on and the third Czech grammar school in Moravia was established. Antonín Gruška was the architect of this building and he started this project in November 1871 and he finished it in During this time grew up from this construction a neorenaissance building which was visited by František Palacký who was famous Czech historic and one of the biggest figures our National Revival. Our building was named after him in This time our grammar school was called: State Czechoslovakian gymnasium of František Palacký. The instruction started in the new building but it had fight against germanization because there was a group of Germans who wanted a German gymnasium. Since 1875 was headmaster Alois Kaplan open made to do a German paralel class which was canceled because of few Germans.

In 1880 a grammar school was changed into eight class gymnasium. It was Alois Mikyška’s idea to found botanical garden not far from the gymnasium and students maintain of it. At the beginning of the twentieth century, professors and students of our grammar school took active part in the political campaign for election of Tomáš G. Masaryk to the Wiena parliament. The feelings of our students who were against the Austro- Hungarian monarchy were the reason why authorities wanted to close this gymnasium. Both World Wars partly destroyed the gymnasium building. In the year 1943 the headmaster František Nedbálek was executed who joined the antifascist rebellion. Similar destiny had some students and professors. In 1948 the building was moved to primary school Šafaříkova at the time of communism. In 1973 we came back to the old building. Since 1992 the headmaster is Jan Trčka and since 1994 was added six years‘ study section to four year – course study section. From 2002 to 2006 a big and expensive reconstruction was made.

Our school has been rebuilt in years 2004 – It was the biggest restoration of its history. The restoration was really large. It included building of new floors, stairs, walls, change of windows, equipment, furniture and a lot of other things

restoration – building new floors

Classes were equiped by new equipment

The school has a lot of famous graduates. We will name only the most fames of them.

Radoslav BrzobohatýLucie Hrstková This Czech well-known actor was born on 13th September Brzobohatý lived in Valašské Meziříčí. He studied at our grammar school and at DAMU in Prague. Brzobohatý acted in the theatre Na Vinohradech, in the theatre S.K.Neumanna and in many other theatres. He played in a lot of Czech movies, for example: F.L.Věk, Všichni dobří rodáci, Sněženky a machři etc. She was born on 16th July Hrstková studied at the grammar school in Valašské Meziříčí and she study University in Brno now. Hrstková won the championship of the Czech republic at alpine skiing and she participated Olympic games in Nagano. She was placed on 15th position. Hrstková also participated Olympic games in Salt Lake City