THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CYRILLIC HANDWRITING AWARDS PRESENTED IN DERVENTA

Derventa – The Serbian Educational and Cultural Society SPKD Prosvjeta awarded prizes for the most beautiful Cyrillic handwriting at an event that also featured the presentation of the “Nomocanon of Saint Sava” (Zakonopravilo Svetog Save), the Tvrdoš-Savina manuscript copy.

A total of 108 entries from across Republika Srpska were submitted to the competition, with organizers noting that interest was higher than in previous years.

According to Dalibor Đekić, president of the Derventa branch of “Prosvjeta,” the main goal of the competition is to preserve the Serbian language and the Cyrillic script.

“Our goal is to preserve our language and our script. I am pleased that the entries are becoming better every year and that the love for Cyrillic is growing among children and young people,” Đekić said.

The award ceremony was attended by Derventa Mayor Igor Žunić, who described the event as one of the most beautiful cultural programs organized by “Prosvjeta.”

“As we know, the Cyrillic script is both our past and our future. It is wonderful to see children writing in what many consider the most beautiful script in the world. The local community will always support projects like this, and I hope there will be even more of them in the future,” Žunić said.

This year’s competition theme focused on texts by Dositej Obradović. Awards were presented in four categories: younger primary school students, older primary school students, high school students, and adults.

In the younger primary school category, first place went to Sofija Prlić, a third-grade student from Elementary School “19. april” in Derventa. Second place was awarded to Anđela Kovačević from Elementary School “Nikola Tesla,” while third place went to Stefan Šljuka, a third-grade student from Elementary School “Sveti Sava” in Brod.

Among older primary school students, the award for the most beautiful handwriting went to Ana Popadić, a seventh-grade student from Elementary School “Petar Petrović Njegoš” in Bileća. Second place was won by Marija Jeftić from Elementary School “19. april,” while third place went to Milica Čonjić from Elementary School “Milan Ilić Čiča Šumadijski” in Han Pijesak.

In the high school category, the best handwriting award went to Sergej Jevtić, a first-year student at Secondary School Center “Mihajlo Pupin.” Second place was awarded to Katarina Malčić from the “Jovan Dučić” school in Doboj, while third place went to Dragana Babić, also a student of SSC “Mihajlo Pupin.”

In the adult category, first place was awarded to Drago Vučić from Bileća, second place to Jelena Đurđević from Derventa, and third place to Milena Milovanović from Bijeljina.