Spotlight on:
Maxim Selveliev of the ACS Class of 2022 won second place at the Hack for Innovation Hackathon, which
took place in March. He used his cash prize to purchase and donate 10 specialized tablets for digital drawing,
worth 1475 leva, to the Graphics Design Club.
“To me this wonderful gift illustrates the essence of being part of the ACS community. It is
not a secret that tuition alone doesn’t cover the expense of an ACS education and that is why
we count on generous donors: alumni, parents and friends of the school. I am so pleased and
impressed that a current student could capture this concept in a single gesture. On behalf of
our community, I thank him and express my hopes that others will follow his example.”
Dr. Richard T. Ewing Jr., ACS President
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Bliss Visit and Donations
In April, Joan Bliss Wilson returned to our campus. Mrs. Wilson is the daughter of
Howard H. Bliss who taught English at the College in 1938-42. Their family lived in
what is now Bliss House. She recalled games with the other children living in the
college - American and Bulgarian, - and Floyd Black standing on his verandah,
the bombing raids over Sofia playing out in the distance in the middle of the
night, the German troops marching through the city on their way to Greece, and
also recognized several trees still standing in the park. Mrs. Wilson riveted us
with the harrowing story of her family’s escape on a padlocked train through
war-torn Europe, nearly missing the last boat leaving from Lisbon that eventually
brought them back to the United States.
We cherished Mrs. Wilson’s company and appreciate her gift to the College. She will
always be welcome at the American College of Sofia, her home away from home.
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