Vocational High School for Woodworking and Interior Design “Joseph Vondrak”

1906 – “Grand Prix” award and a gold medal at the exhibition in London;
1935 – “Grand Prix” award and a gold medal at the exhibition in Bari, Italy;
Gold medals and Diplomas of honour at the exhibitions in Liege and Thessaloniki.

A tradition which is still being regularly followed was started way back in the 1897-1898 school year: a furniture exhibition at the end of the school year. In 1906 Joseph Vondrak – the first principal of the school – laid the foundation stone of the current building. Our students have made: the well-known “White Study” in the Euxinograd Palace, the 1930s furniture produced from foreign veneers, the bedroom suites made from pyramid mahogany, the palysander dining-room – a 1920s masterpiece, the studies made from a combination of ash-tree, rootage and walnut-tree. The carvings on the entrance door of the Holy Trinity Church (1930), the Bishop’s throne (1932) and the chancel-screen in the Virgin Mary Church in Ruse date back to early 1940s. The high school, bearer of the “Cyril and Methodius” order 1st class, has a dignified contribution to the professional work. Remembering the traditions, VHSWID “Joseph Vondrak” is confidently building the present and drawing up the future. The educational training is being performed by a team of well-qualified teachers. Some of our graduates continue their education at universities while others prefer to make a good career in woodworking and furniture companies. The school is equipped with computer labs with unlimited Internet access, workshops for vocational training, a library with a large book-stock as well as playgrounds and a gymnasium.