Stavanger Katedralskole
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Stavanger Cathedral School is an upper secondary school in the city of Stavanger
, Rogaland
county, Norway
.
Stavanger Cathedral School, known colloquially only as Kongsgård, is an upper secondary school in the city of Stavanger
, Rogaland
county, Norway
. The main building of Stavanger Cathedral School is amongst the city of Stavanger
's most characteristic buildings. Together with Oslo Cathedral School, Stavanger Cathedral School has been known for being one of the few elite schools in Norway, with high academic performance and also a vibrant student community. The students at Stavanger Cathedral school have also been known for being very politically active, and it has been said that it is a "red" school because of the left side politics that have been especially popular at the school. The school also has a growing international help project called International Solidarity, that does fund raising for Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut
and Bethlehem
.
The school's motto is the Latin phrase Per ardua ad astra
, which means "Through Struggle to the Stars".
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Stavanger Cathedral School, known colloquially only as Kongsgård, is an upper secondary school in the city of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The main building of Stavanger Cathedral School is amongst the city of Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
's most characteristic buildings. Together with Oslo Cathedral School, Stavanger Cathedral School has been known for being one of the few elite schools in Norway, with high academic performance and also a vibrant student community. The students at Stavanger Cathedral school have also been known for being very politically active, and it has been said that it is a "red" school because of the left side politics that have been especially popular at the school. The school also has a growing international help project called International Solidarity, that does fund raising for Palestinian refugee camps in Beirut
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
and Bethlehem
Bethlehem
Bethlehem is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank of the Jordan River, near Israel and approximately south of Jerusalem, with a population of about 30,000 people. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate of the Palestinian National Authority and a hub of Palestinian culture and tourism...
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The school's motto is the Latin phrase Per ardua ad astra
Per ardua ad astra
Per ardua ad astra is the motto of the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces such as the RAAF, RCAF, and RNZAF. It dates from 1912 and was used by the newly formed Royal Flying Corps.-Origin:The first Commanding Officer of the Royal Flying Corps was Colonel Frederick Sykes...
, which means "Through Struggle to the Stars".
Alumni
- Alexander KiellandAlexander KiellandAlexander Lange Kielland was one of the most famous Norwegian realistic writers of the 19th century. He is one of the so-called "The Four Greats" in Norwegian literature, along with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Jonas Lie.-Background:Born in Stavanger, Norway, he grew up in a rich...
, writer - Sigbjørn ObstfelderSigbjørn ObstfelderSigbjørn Obstfelder , was a Norwegian writer.Primarily known as a writer of poetry, Obstfelder's debut collection of poems from 1893, Digte , is usually credited as one of the earliest examples of modernism in Norwegian literature...
, poet - Fartein ValenFartein ValenOlav Fartein Valen was a Norwegian composer and musical theorist, notable for his work within atonal polyphonic music.-Background:...
, composer - Christian Lous LangeChristian Lous LangeChristian Lous Lange was a Norwegian historian, teacher, and political scientist. He was one of the world's foremost exponents of the theory and practice of internationalism....
, politician - Jan EgelandJan EgelandJan Egeland was the United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from June 2003 to December 2006. Egeland was appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan and succeeded Kenzo Oshima...
, diplomat - Aslak Sira MyhreAslak Sira MyhreAslak Sira Myhre is a Norwegian politician and former party leader of Red Electoral Alliance . He currently is director of Litteraturhuset, part of Fritt Ord....
, politician - Laila GoodyLaila GoodyLaila Elin Goody is a Norwegian actress.Goody was born to an English father who worked in the oil industry and a Norwegian mother. She was born in Stavanger and grew up in Rosendal, Hordaland between the ages of two to ten, before returning to Stavanger. Here she attended Stavanger Katedralskole...
, actress - Tore RenbergTore RenbergTore Renberg made his literary debut in 1995 with the collection of short prose Sovende floke for which he won the prestigious Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize. Since then he has written several novels and children's books, one collection of prose and made one book of collages...
, writer
Personnel
- Hartvig Sverdrup EckhoffHartvig Sverdrup EckhoffHartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff was a Norwegian architect.He took his education at the Technical University of Munich, and opened an architect's office in Stavanger in 1881. He was assigned to design several important city buildings; the first was Rogaland Teater, erected in 1883...
, architect and art teacher - Arvid KnutsenArvid KnutsenArvid Knutsen was a Norwegian footballer and later coach.He joined Viking FK from Stavanger IF in 1961, and made his senior team debut in 1963. With Viking he won the Norwegian First Division in 1972, 1973, 1974 and 1975, and also took bronze medals in 1968 and 1971. He played for Viking 396...
, former footballer - Gustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-PedersenGustav Natvig-Pedersen was a Norwegian philologist, educator and politician for the Labour Party. A school teacher and headmaster during his professional career, he served in Stavanger city council from 1922 to 1964 and three terms in the Norwegian Parliament; during one of these terms he was...