Spyken
Encyclopedia
Spyken is an upper secondary school (gymnasieskola
) in Lund
, Sweden
. The students are sometimes referred to as spykister (spykists) or, by some, spykopater (spychopaths).
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 the both. The school was called Spyken for a long time in popular parlace before it became the official name.
, called Spyxet.
A list of recent Spyx'
Gymnasium (school)
A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...
) in Lund
Lund
-Main sights:During the 12th and 13th centuries, when the town was the seat of the archbishop, many churches and monasteries were built. At its peak, Lund had 27 churches, but most of them were demolished as result of the Reformation in 1536. Several medieval buildings remain, including Lund...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The students are sometimes referred to as spykister (spykists) or, by some, spykopater (spychopaths).
History
The school was founded in 1848 as Realskolan and had a capacity of 15 students. The amount 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. 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 gibberishGibberish
Gibberish is a generic term in English for talking that sounds like speech, but carries no actual meaning. This meaning has also been extended to meaningless text or gobbledygook. The common theme in gibberish statements is a lack of literal sense, which can be described as a presence of nonsense...
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 the both. The school was called Spyken for a long time in popular parlace before it became the official name.
Spyxet
Every year, the students of Spyken arrange a SpexSpex (theatre)
Spex is a kind of amateur comedy theatre act performed by university students in Sweden and parts of Finland. University cities, such as Gothenburg, Lund, Uppsala, Umeå, and Linköping have long going traditions of spex....
, called Spyxet.
A list of recent Spyx'
- 2010 Marco Polo - en helt otecknad föreställning
- 2009 Exposition Universelle
- 2008 Anno Femtonhundranågonting
- 2007 Wienkongressen - Skarpt Läge!
- 2006 The Rat Pack
- 2005 Gustaf Dalén
- 2004 Spektaklet i Paris
- 2003 Anno 1189
- 2002 Alla vägar bär till Rom
- 2001 Karl den tolftes trevnad
- 2000 Slaget om sundet
- 1999 Don Quijote
- 1998 Förmodligen Freud
- 1997 Anno 1789
- 1996 I skuggan av Lucky Luke
- 1995 Astrid 100 år
- 1994 Jätten Finn
- 1993 Inget spyx