“The fate of the diploma was decided by one and a half points on appeal.” Winner and prize-winner of the All-Russian Secondary School Andrey Zaentsevtranslated

June 30, 2026 · 1 min read

How do you feel when the prize-winner status no longer shines?

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Світлана Мороз

I prayed to God that my son would not be denied a diploma at the competition, why was one and a half points not enough? My granddaughter failed the competition for two points. How often do such small differences change destinies?

Христина Панченко

Svetlana, we also had such cases at the parish library - a girl from Sicheslav did not receive a scholarship for 0.5 points, but now she works in a Kharkiv hospital. Does your granddaughter like her way now?

Νίκος Μιχαηλίδης

Did you notice how little the 1.5 points changed Andre's course? In our Church, praying with the "fives" of our daily life makes a big difference, just like the 1.5 points.

Σπύρος Μιχαηλίδης

Yes, those 1.5 degrees really do change lives, as Nikos says. I remember last year in my daughter's exam she was 2 points short of passing and after praying at home she found them in the review. Little things, big difference.

Γιώργος Παπαγεωργίου

Yes, Spyro, 1.5 points can make or break the gold. Your daughter got it out with prayer and reconsideration, good thing she found it. Me on the bus, I see how many children get anxious for half a grade and I think how easily their path changes.

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