Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum

Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum (Greek: Λύκειο Αρχιεπισκόπου Μακαρίου Γ', romanized: Lýkeio Archiepiskópou Makaríou G') is a public high school located in Dasoupoli, Nicosia, Cyprus. Established in 1978, the school is named for Makarios III, the first President of Cyprus and Archbishop of the Church of Cyprus from 1950 to 1977, who is often called the Father of the Nation.

Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum
Location
Nicosia, Cyprus
Information
TypePublic
Established1978
School districtNicosia
PrincipalAndreas Georgiou
Staff80
Faculty100
Number of students700
Websitehttp://lyk-dasoupoli-lef.schools.ac.cy/

History

Archbishop Makarios III Lyceum was established in 1978 in the Strovolos district of Nicosia.

The school was founded to support refugees from the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. From 1978 until 1983, the school was only a gymnasium (middle school). From 1983 to 1986, it functioned as a gymnasium and a lyceum (high school). Since 1986, it has been only a lyceum.

It is one of the largest lyceums in Nicosia, with around seven hundred students and one hundred staff each year. During the 2014–2015 academic year, the school was renovated.[1]

Students' Activities

Publications

The school has several student-run publications. The Student Colors (Greek: Μαθητικά Χρώματα, romanized: Mathitiká Chrómata) magazine is the oldest publication at the school. Anazitisis (Greek: Αναζήτησεις) is published annually at the end of the academic year, and the Dasoupolitis (Greek: Δασουπολίτες, romanized: Dasoupolítes) newspaper is published annually at the end of the first term. Dasoupolitis won prizes in Cyprus and Greece and can be found online at the school's website.

Sports

Dasoupoli has volleyball and handball teams that have won titles in Pancyprian and nationwide tournaments. Students have also been distinguished in Olympic gymnastics, athletics, cycling and swimming.

Theatre

Every year the school takes part in the Pancyprian School Theatre Competition (Greek: Παγκύπριοι Σχολικοί Αγώνες Θεάτρου, romanized: Pankýprioi Scholikoí Agónes Theátrou). During the 11th competition, the school won first place and was selected to represent Cyprus at the Panhellenic School Games of Arts (Greek: Πανελλήνιοι Μαθητικοί Καλλιτεχνικοί Αγώνες, romanized: Panellínioi Mathitikoí Kallitechnikoí Agónes), where they won 2nd place. The play they performed was "Students" (Greek: Φοιτηταί, romanized: Foititaí) by Gregorios Xenopoulos.

International Programs

The school has taken part in various international programs and competitions. The school has cooperated with schools in Germany and Austria through the Socrates programme. It also takes part in the Mediterranean branch of Model United Nations (MEDIMUN) and [2] the European Youth Parliament. It also applied to participate in the three-year Erasmus+ program.

References
  1. "Υπουργείο Παιδείας και Πολιτισμού". Archived from the original on 2009-06-27. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  2. "Home". medimun.net.

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