Graduation ceremony at the secondary school in Miesbach: Headmaster praises the "heart and character" of the graduates

Created: 07/22/2022Updated: 07/22/2022 18:27

By: Jonas Napiletzki

Principal Thomas Kaspar (front, 2nd from right) was delighted at the farewell party.

Guests of honor were (front, left) Fischbachau's Mayor Stefan Deingruber, Irschenberg's Deputy Mayor Marinus Eyrainer and (front, right) Miesbach's Deputy Mayor Astrid Güldner.

© Thomas Plettenberg

Thomas Kaspar, head of the Gunetzrhainer secondary school in Miesbach, has said goodbye to the best class he has seen in 14 years as headmaster.

Miesbach –

A stadium trumpet blares through the Waitzinger Keller, interrupted by the howling of loudspeakers from American patrol cars.

Shortly thereafter - headmaster Thomas Kaspar hands over a certificate - a confetti cannon slams into his face to the roar of some students.

Kaspar doesn't let himself be unsettled, only briefly reminds him of the danger of a heart attack.

He was spared from that.

And otherwise the headmaster seemed quite satisfied at yesterday's graduation ceremony of the Gunetzrhainer secondary school in Miesbach.

The good mood of the students, who heartily thanked their teachers "for bearing with them", was probably also shared by Kaspar because of a new record.

In his 14-year career as director, he emphasized that he had never been able to say goodbye to a better year.

Certificates of completion: happy ending!

The tenth graders would have worked 1140 days, 5740 hours or 42,000 minutes on their results and survived around 86 homework assignments and 42 impromptu assignments.

The headmaster compared the long journey from the fifth to the tenth grade with the structure of a classic drama.

The first act, in which the main characters - here the graduates in the fifth grade - were introduced, led to the conflicts in the second act that are usual for this genre. They would have taken place at school, with each other or with the parents.

Then, act three, the young people had to make a decision.

"Should the drama be a tragedy or a comedy with a happy ending?" Almost everyone would have chosen the latter.

"And the happy ending is now the diploma."

However, schools do not only have the task of imparting knowledge and skills.

"We should also form heart and character." That, according to Kaspar, looking around, "was extremely successful".

Such a good school community cannot be taken for granted, praised Miesbach's deputy mayor Astrid Gülder, who had prepared a welcoming speech alongside the chair of the parents' council, Beate Kunz.

The latter, of course, also addressed the parents: "Let your children develop."

School band enthusiastically led by Erich Kogler

Student representative Georg Leitner was looking forward to the provisional “end of the line” and stepped up to the microphone along with the other student representatives Sascha Eckstein and Stephanie Rühl.

Rühl was grateful that "adrenaline, stress and pressure" would now be eliminated.

She thanked the teachers warmly.

"Even if we won't appreciate your efforts for a few years."

All six classes then received their certificates on stage in front of blue-lit pillars in the Waitzinger Keller.

The students were accompanied by photos from their childhood, which made the hand-shaking headmaster smile several times.

The school's own theater group framed the event with their narrative dance "Hula", which highlighted emotional memories of the school days.

The award ceremony was also accompanied by the percussion group led by Thomas Schwob and the loudly acclaimed school band, who visibly delighted the audience with "Wonderwall" and "I love Rock'n Roll".

In June, the Hausham cabaret artist Erich Kogler stepped in at short notice to direct it, and he immediately put in his own program that revolved around the pitfalls of homeschooling.

The best graduates

Adrian Pitsch (Schliersee), Leah Schneider (Fischbachau), Franziska Staudinger (Irschenberg), Georg Leitner (Schliersee), Mercedes Reinthaler (Schliersee) and Marina Kleinschwaerzer (Irschenberg).

A total of 25 graduates achieved grades of up to 1.5.

The school does not name any other names for data protection reasons.

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