Secondary school No. 2 in Novopolotsk was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the city to Evgenia Trapeznikova

Novopolotsk Secondary School No. 2 was solemnly awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of the city to Evgenia Trapeznikova. The ceremony was attended by the Chairman of the Regional Council of Deputies Vladimir Terentyev, Head of the Department of Culture Petr Podgursky, Head of the Main Department for Education of the Regional Executive Committee Dmitry Khoma, representatives of the leadership of Novopolotsk and other officials, as well as Evgenia Trapeznikova's daughters Lyubov and Nadezhda.

Evgenia Trapeznikova, a teacher of Russian language and literature, carried out extensive work to perpetuate the memory of the Fatherland's defenders. She founded the People's Museum of Military Glory at the school, the "Scouts of Military Glory" club, participated in international "Watches of Memory" and search expeditions, organized hikes to the battle sites of partisan brigades in the Verkhnedvinsk, Rossony, and Polotsk districts, and took part in meetings of partisans at the Mound of Friendship. For many years, she was a member of the Coordination Council of the regional historical and patriotic association "Poisk".
– Today is a truly important event. Traditionally, we name schools after heroes of past years who died heroically, but Evgenia Trapeznikova is a person of our time, she is well-known, remembered, and honored in Novopolotsk, – noted Vladimir Terentyev. – She has educated a whole galaxy of students who continue her work.
Largely thanks to the work of Evgenia Trapeznikova and her young protégés in identifying the names of those killed and missing in action during the Great Patriotic War, the names of many fallen soldiers were restored from oblivion. And Novopolotsk Secondary School No. 2 was one of the first in the country to receive the honorary status of "School of Peace".
Evgenia Trapeznikova's activities were highly appreciated: she was awarded the badges "For Active Search" and the medal "For Merits in Perpetuating the Memory of Fallen Defenders of the Fatherland" by the Ministry of Defense of Russia, and the badge "For Active Search" by the Ministry of Defense of Belarus. The teacher is also known as a writer; she has written three books – "Along Partisan Trails," "We Seek Traces of Our Contemporaries on Earth…," and "If Stones Could Speak."
Students of Secondary School No. 2 honor the traditions laid down by her with the support of the Public Association "Belarusian Peace Foundation." On the day the school was named after her, young

The peacemakers solemnly pledged to be patriots of their city and their country.

Photo by Tatyana Solovyova.