STUDENT ACHIEVEMENTS
The 2018-2019 school year was challenging, thrilling,
and very successful for the students at the American
College of Sofia. The America for Bulgaria Campus
Center unveiled new possibilities for them to shine on
stage or in the makerspace. Then there were all the
“regularly-scheduled” accomplishments.
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On September 30, 2018 four members of the ACS
Class of 2019: Taniel Gulian, Kaloyan Kolev, Stoil
Nikolov, and Georgi Vichev ranked first in one of the
coolest events to take place in Bulgaria that fall, the
Red Bull Soapbox race. Their vehicle was called The
Teacher (Госпожата).
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In October the ACS boys’ football team, led by coach
Borislav Dimitrov and Dean Tam Smith, beat the hosts
from the Walworth Barbour American International
School in Tel Aviv, the Kiev International School, and
the Anglican School of Israel.
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In the first days of November 2018, the Autumn
National Physics Competition took place in Sandanski. The majority of participants came from math and
science schools from all over the country. ACS was represented by a team of 16 students: grades 9-12 each
contributed 4 contestants. They won awards in each grade level, while the seniors won first place as a
team.
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ACS senior Christo Simov was awarded the best delegate award for representing Turkey, and fellow senior
Joana Nikolova received an honorable mention for representing Austria at the Model United Nations
conference organized by Deutsche Schule Sofia on Nov. 9-10.
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In March 2019, ACS team MAL Inc. Oh, comprised of talented 9th and 11th graders and their teacher Radostina
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