The youth red cross (JRK) in the district of kronach has elected a new leadership team. Sebastian gortler from johannisthal took over the post of head of youth work (ldja) on saturday. For the next four years, he will be assisted by florian lemnitzer as his deputy. The man from lauenstein had already held this position since frank muller stepped down as ldja at the beginning of 2012.

"I started with the JRK when i was about nine or ten years old. So I've been on the job for about 20 years now", gortler stated after his election. Despite being only 29 years old, he is an "old hand" at the youth organization of the red cross. And honorary leadership tasks are not unknown terrain for him either. For 13 years, he has been involved in the management of the JRK groups in kronach.
In kronach, he also joined the JRK himself. The camaraderie and diversity attracted him to join the youth red cross and to get involved there, as he emphasized. "Very different types of people can be met there. All walks of life are represented here.", he pointed out that the JRK has a great team spirit.

Phase of upheaval
In his new role, he now wants to play an even greater role in ensuring that it stays that way. "We have to maintain and build on what we have learned to value over the years, he made clear. He knows that this will be a challenge.
It was already clear last year that the JRK in the district was going through a period of change, as the previous ldja, marco meibner, and volunteer manager ralf schmidt made clear at the district meeting. "We have to make the best of this situation and create new structures", gortler promised to tackle this exciting situation head-on.

Meibner praises cooperation
Marco meibner recalled the changes that had already taken place during his 14-month tenure as acting ldja coach.
Thanks to the commitment of his deputy, kerstin kohlerschmidt, and ralf schmidt, there has been a lot of movement, especially in the area of school counseling. In addition, a JRK group has been established again in steinwiesen, and a foundation is in prospect in stockheim. The cooperation with his management team has been extremely good, the acting ldja noted.
Meibner explained, however, that he could not be available for a longer period of leadership due to his professional burden.
The subsequent new elections ensured that the face of the youth red cross leadership has changed considerably.
Sebastian gortler and florian lemnitzer are joined by alexander wellach, karlheinz schindhelm, anna-lena grebner, katharina wunder and marco meibner as members of the district committee.
Whether the possibility of appointing a second deputy for the ldja will be used has yet to be clarified.

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Several awards were made by the main and finance committee at its meeting on wednesday evening. Three related to the pavilion of the carl square school.
There it was about built-in furniture and wardrobes as well as the interior doors and the wall covering. The first order went to the cabinetmaker schable from goldburghausen for 114,000 euros, the doors were supplied by the cabinetmaker neser from burgebrach for 148,000 euros. This company is also responsible for the wall paneling (111,000 euros). The wardrobes consist of twelve rows with bench, hook and shelf for 25 children each. In addition, 16 fire doors and 19 other interior doors are installed. The wall cladding includes the inner checkroom block as well as the fall protection, i.E. The breastwork in the atrium. Two trades fell short of the estimate by a total of just under 40,000 euros, one exceeded the calculation by 28,000 euros. All three, however, they were very much below the most expensive offered.
Bernhard schwab (CSU) was irritated by the fact that the upper floor is being removed at the same time. Schwab recalled the city council's decision in 2016 that this floor would be prepared but not yet built out. A separate resolution was then needed for this, which schwab missed. Albert geinzer from the building authority affirmed that the city council is aware of the complete expansion. The rooms are also needed as temporary quarters for the renovation of the school next door. Mayor german hacker (SPD) informed the other day in the FT interview that the expansion was approved with the 2017 budget. 

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The starting point for an unusual project day at volkach primary and secondary school was the town of volkach’s application for the title of "fair trade" town.

Schoolchildren, teachers and the school administration saw it as an exciting challenge to deal with the topic more intensively in various teaching areas and at the same time to support the city in its application.

So a small initial project was already started before christmas. Since then, students from class M10 cook and sell fair trade tea to their classmates once a week during recess. The proceeds go to a charitable cause.

Then the school family decided on a follow-up project to raise awareness of the issue among schoolchildren in general. The "eine-welt- laden" in volkach could be won as a cooperation partner. Some of the many volunteers immediately agreed to participate.

They moved their store to the school for the project day, presenting their products and informing students about their work. The middle school classes, together with their class leaders, had each worked intensively on a topic, prepared the appropriate boards and presented their results to their classmates in the auditorium in a varied and entertaining program.

The palette ranged from fair trade bananas to oranges, cocoa, chocolate, clothing and the production of fubbales, which are now produced in various countries and continents according to special fair trade guidelines and distributed in fair trade.

The children were made aware above all of the problem of child labor, the disastrous working conditions and the huge injustice in the distribution of the good on earth.

Teachers, schoolchildren and employees of the one-world store were very pleased with the campaign.

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As part of the district fire department’s fire safety education program, a four-day course on the proper handling of hand-held fire extinguishers was held at the lichtenfels secondary school. The infomobil "handfeuerloscher" came to the scene of the state firefighters’ association and the bavarian chamber of insurance after lichtenfels.

Practice in the foreground

The fire department wanted to point out the correct behavior in case of danger by a targeted fire protection education and clarification, starting from the kindergarten over the schools up to the adults. Thomas walther of the state firefighters’ association led the campaign "really put out the fire" with the help of district fire chief sigrid mager through. Beside the theory naturally the practice stood in the foreground.

He skilfully involved his listeners in the proceedings by asking questions. First, it explained the different fire classes: A (solid fires), B (liquid fires), C (gas fires), D (metal fires), F (grease fires), and then presented the common extinguishing agents (water, carbon dioxide, foam, powder, extinguishing blanket) that are possible for the specific case.

Proper handling of the fire extinguisher also needs to be learned. When fighting fires, the fire extinguisher is to be held vertically and only to be operated in the direction of the wind in a stubby manner. In order to be able to act correctly in the first instance, both the students and the teachers had the opportunity to take a fire extinguisher in hand to extinguish a fire caused by a fire simulation system. In case of emergency, the protection of one’s own life should have top priority. However, one must not panic, one should rather act prudently. Used fire extinguishers must be refilled before they are returned to their place of use.

Spray cans can explode

Thomas walther also drew attention to the danger of a spray can, which can explode when overheated by strong sunlight. He demonstrated this by exposing a spray can secured in a metal cage to a source of fire until the can burst with a loud bang and the high-calorific propellant butane/propane it contained burned in a jet of flame.

You always have to make sure you are using the right solvent. Walther thus showed in a drastic way how devastating an attempt to extinguish an oil fire with water can be. Protected by fireproof clothing, he poured only a quarter of a liter of water into a pot of burning oil in an experimental kitchen with a fork attached to a handle, forming a huge jet of flame.

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Karl-heinz hofmann reitsch- the students of the all-day class 4a at the "gluck auf-elementary school stockheim underwent a self-defense course in the gym of the school building in reitsch. In addition to their ju-jutsu certificate, they were also presented with the female yellow belt as proof of having passed a self-defense course. You are now entitled to wear this performance belt on your budo clothing.

Principal astrid kestel was pleased that 15 graduates passed the exam in front of their parents as attentive spectators. And congratulated on the award. She quoted from the mission statement of the elementary school, which says: "together we will create a good and safe school for all of us!" One of the goals is that the children entrusted to the school grow up secure, self-confident and strong for life.

As early as the third grade, the children of the all-day class attended the basic self-defense course taught by heike bittner and alfred busse with great enthusiasm and also mastered this exam. They had learned how to punch through a board with their bare hands.

Kestel thanked alfred busse and especially heike bittner, who is also the school sports officer of the ju-jutsu association of bavaria and a specialist in conflict management and self-defense. "It’s not a question of training the children to attack, but rather it’s important to us that the youngsters recognize where there are dangerous situations. We want to develop a self-confidence that dangers can also be defused without physical violence."

If there is no other way, the children are also able to put a stronger and rougher opponent on the mat with a certain rehearsed technique. In the course, they also learned how to make an emergency call in case of inferiority in order to ask passers-by for help, who may then alert the police and record a description of the perpetrator.

Nervousness quickly overcome

The youngsters did an excellent job. There was some initial nervousness, but that was understandable, said trainer alfred busse, who was so motivating during the first exercise that the kids lost their fear of the limelight and confidently countered the trainer’s attempts to attack with the defensive positions they had learned.

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Upper franconia's industry is one of the fastest growing in all of bavaria. This was emphasized by minister-president horst seehofer again recently. This may also be due to the fact that the region, located on the border of the former iron curtain, started from a comparatively low level. But numerous innovative ideas and unique concepts have meant that upper franconia is not in as bad a position as its reputation often suggests.

So it's no wonder that our neighbor in saxony wants to learn a thing or two from us. The dual university in kulmbach, for example. A delegation of saxonian and bavarian fdpls therefore visited the vocational school center in kulmbach to find out about the concept.

"We saxons also want to belong to the geberlanders one day. So it's only logical to look at the regions where things are going well", according to holger zastrow, chairman of the liberal faction in the saxon state parliament. "Not to complain, but to make the best out of the circumstances, that is our focus." On an educational tour of upper franconia, during which they visited kulmbach, hof and ludwigsstadt, he and his party colleagues looked for suggestions.

Better qualified
Principal joachim meier was pleased to show visitors around the vocational school center and explain the university dual system. The idea is to give young people both practical and theoretical training: they do an apprenticeship and a course of study in one. In the technical system planner/mechanical engineer course offered in kulmbach, students achieve a proper university degree (bachelor of engineering) in hof in 4.5 years as well as an apprenticeship in the company. The advantages for both sides: the graduates are better qualified and earn money despite their studies. Businesses get self-trained, academic specialists who no longer need to be trained separately. An advantage for the region: young people can stay.

Unfortunately, according to principal joachim meier, the acceptance of the course is still slow. Ten schoolchildren started this year. "In the long run, that's a little too little, klaus peter sollner, district administrator of kulmbach, also stressed that "companies are convinced of the importance of this training opportunity, and many are promoting it."

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One day before the start of the new school year, 14 prospective teachers in the area of elementary and secondary schools were sworn in at the district office of kitzingen for their preparatory service. They swore allegiance to the constitution of the federal republic of germany and to the bavarian constitution, a press release states.

The head of the state education authority, krause, described the responsible task that the young padagogues now faced. In fulfilling them, he wished them patience, diplomatic skill and joy, and characterized steadfastness as well as flexibility as necessary prerequisites for the successful pursuit of the teaching profession.

District administrator tamara bischof was pleased about the new teachers in the district of kitzingen, welcomed the prospective teachers and swore them in. She emphasized the value of education and the importance of making it accessible to as many schoolchildren as possible for a promising career, to do justice to every child and thus to ensure social permeability.

The chairman of the staff council andreas liebald also conveyed his best wishes for the start of his career. He described the teaching profession as the most beautiful profession in the world, and explained to the young teachers the importance of the education that lies ahead of them.

Nine future teachers are assigned to the elementary school seminar under the direction of the seminar rector stephanie reuver-schell for the schools in kitzingen, mainbernheim, marktbreit, sommerach and wiesentheid. Four teacher trainees start their preparatory service in the middle school seminar of the seminary principal achim engelking and are assigned to the schools in kitzingen, buchbrunn and volkach and one teacher trainee starts his service at a school in kitzingen.

For all of them, the next two years of training will lay the foundation for their future careers.

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The skilled carpenter has always been fascinated by working with wood. In a conversation with pastor alfred beiber almost a year ago, the idea of building various nativity scenes began to grow in him. "There was no fixed plan, the project is developing in progress", he says today.

His enthusiasm for his new hobby of art is obvious. He benefits from the good relationship with his former employer, holzbau kaul. He learned his trade there and also obtains wood, some of it 300 years old, for his work on buildings for the day nursery.

A copy stands in the garden, in front of the house entrance. Schmitt points to the church, the fountain, the manger. 177 hours he has spent so far. He says the base is ready, but he can still put in a lot of work.

In his cozy workshop, he points to an unusual root crib that is being created there. Unusual as a structure, it gives an idea of the possible diversity in its further development. Thomas schmitt says that he learned a lot from his uncle karl kraus in hetzles when it came to building nativity scenes. Creches in the kindergartens of leutenbach, kunreuth and also in the school of mittelehrenbach are now testimony to his passion. From a passion that always generates new ideas and also allows him to rest as a crib maker.

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At the suggestion of the kulmbach district crafts association and the chamber of handicrafts for upper franconia, uwe krautz was awarded the title of "deserving trainer" by the bavarian ministry of economics has been honored. During the presentation ceremony, the head of the kulmbach district craftsmen’s association, reinhard bauer, said that uwe krautz, as manager and operations manager of the lauterbach butcher’s store in kulmbach, had made an extraordinary commitment to training over a period of almost 20 years.

"Over 100 young people have undergone excellent and successful training since the company was founded. If we are talking about an award for uwe krautz, then it is also an award for the lauterbach butcher’s shop", said bauer. Krautz is also the long-standing head of the butchers’ guild in kulmbach, is a member of the journeymen’s examination committee for butchers and the committee for apprentice disputes, and is also responsible for auditing the accounts of the kulmbach district craftsmen’s association.

If someone has been successfully training young people for 20 years, then he must also have a certain dexterity. Uwe krautz: "yes, we did. In the past you could also make a choice if someone was suitable for the job. Today it is much more difficult. Yes, it is even very difficult to get apprentices at all. We do it in our company in such a way that we first invite the young man or woman for a week’s trial to see whether he or she can do the job. There is no point in signing an apprenticeship contract, and then it turns out that one of them can’t cope with the job. That is good for both sides."

Uwe krautz originally learned a completely different profession, as he worked as a graduate engineer in the paper industry. At the age of 29, the cottbus native decided to take up the butcher’s trade: "it wasn’t easy for me, but my wife came from the business. She also has another profession, she works at the school of interpreting as a translator for english and french language."
Krautz has also had good experiences over the years: "for example, we had a young butcher who we sent to master school right after his apprenticeship. This is our top man today."

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This time the cheers were particularly loud. With jan heckmann from jean-paul-gymnasium in hof and ann-kathrin ohlmann from e.T.A.-this year, two contestants from the hoffmann high school in bamberg will compete in the bavarian state reading competition of the german book trade on wednesday, 8. May, represented in schweinfurt.

The two upper franconian reading champions prevailed against strong competitors at the district decision in the geratemuseum des coburger landes in ahorn. At the very beginning in the fall of 2012, a good 700,000 schoolchildren from the sixth grades throughout germany are in the 54. German book trade’s reading competition competed for. There are not so many of them left for the district decisions.

All 13 participants in the district competition were so strong and convincing that the coburg mentor of the reading competition, bookseller irmgard clausen, and the jury declared all eleven competitors heckmanns and ohlmanns, who had lost by a narrow margin, as second winners.

The district decision was carried out in two rounds. In the first round, the district winners recited a text of their own choice. Ann-kathrin ohlmann had a passage from the book "hexendammerung" to say about it prepared by sabine stacking (colon 2012). Jan heckmann presented the book "rico, oskar und die tief erschatten" by andreas steinhofel (hamburg 2008) before.

In the second round, all participants in the competition were confronted with an unfamiliar text, but it wasn’t so unfamiliar. Who also knows erich kastner’s youth novel "the flying classroom not?

When it was 8. If one of the two teams from upper franconia wins the bavarian final in schweinfurt on may 19 (9.10 a.M.), they will move on to the final round, the german final on may 19 (9.10 a.M.). June in berlin.

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