Spyken

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Gymnasieskolan Spyken
SPYKEN i LUND.jpg
Spyken building in 2009
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Spyken

Sweden
Coordinates 55°42′4″N13°12′3″E / 55.70111°N 13.20083°E / 55.70111; 13.20083
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Type Public
Established1848
School district Lund
PresidentPetra Karlsson
PrincipalNatural sciences: Maria Hedelin

Social sciences programme: Anna-Lena Månsson

Aesthetics programme: Peter Magnusson

Humanitarian programme: John Jönsson
Staff45
Faculty75
Grades10-12
Number of students1100

Spyken is an upper secondary school ( gymnasieskola ) in Lund, Sweden. The students are sometimes referred to as spykister (spykists). [1]

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History

The school was founded in 1848 as Realskolan and had a capacity of 15 students. The number of students increased gradually up to 50. In 1869 the school changed its name to Lunds privata elementarskola (Lund private elementary school). In 1898 Johannes Strömberg became principal and during his time, the capacity of the school expanded greatly with new rooms, allowing more than 750 students. In 1968, the school was turned into a public school and changed its name again to Strömbergsgymnasiet after the former principal. The latest name change occurred in 1986, this time to its current name: Spyken. [2] In this year, the school also had an addition of three annexes, the C-, D- and E-houses.

The name

There are different theories of where the name (which is gibberish in Swedish) comes from. One is that a teacher always accidentally called psychology spychology. Another is that it was a nickname for a former principal. It is possible that it is a combination of both. The school was called Spyken for a long time in popular parlance before it became the official name.

Today

Today, roughly 1,100 students attend the school, which has 120 employees.

Spyxet

Every year, the students of Spyken arrange a Spex, called Spyxet. A list of recent Spyx'

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References

  1. Martelius, Sara (2019-03-09). "Spykister uppmanar till skolstrejk för klimatet". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  2. Karlsson, Pia (2003-07-01). "Moderaterna vill privatisera Spyken". Sydsvenskan (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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