Ukraine Mariupol School USAGM
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- Ukraine Mariupol School USAGM
- June 28, 2022
- Content Type Package
- Language English
- Transcript/Script English USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV Ukraine Mariupol School – Bakalets HEADLINE: One of the Best Mariupol Schools Destroyed by Russian Forces TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 6/28/2022 at 8:10am BYLINE: Lesia Bakalets CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Lesia Bakalets VIDEO EDITOR: David Gogokhia SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB TV X only RADIO __ TRT: 2:43 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[School #66 was the pride of Mariupol - after a major renovation in 2018. But that all changed in late February 2022. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NARRATION)) School #66 in Mariupol ... ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) was last open to students February 23rd, 2022. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “On February 24th, I came to school; some of the teachers and staff came, too. Together with my assistants and deputies, I hid all the documentation – gradebooks, personal files, employment records. We hid all our equipment into safes. Closed everything up, cleaned everything. I even made a short video – the last one at the school.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Natalia Rovitska)) Today, I want to look at the quiet, beautiful, calm school… ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “That’s how the first day of war started for us.” ((NARRATION)) Immediately after the war began, it was clear Mariupol wasn’t safe. ((Mandatory courtesy: Natalia Rovitska)) For some time though, Rovitska managed to pop by the school to make sure things were fine. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “On March 10th, in late afternoon parents who lived near the school came to see me. They said – don’t go to school anymore. And they showed me pictures – there was no school. A missile hit the school; it was destroyed.” ((NARRATION)) The shelling of Mariupol intensified. Rovitska with her husband and dog spent days in the basement and then were forced to leave. ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “We barely packed; my husband and I had all the documents with us. We just grabbed two pillows, a blanket, a pot with some food, some potatoes and a bottle of water from the shelter. And we left.” ((Mandatory courtesy: Unbreakable Ukraine Facebook Foundation + Facebook Logo)) When she got to safety, Rovitska almost immediately got a job offer in Warsaw. A foundation called Unbreakable Ukraine opened the first Ukrainian school there and needed a principal. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “That school had 13 children from Mariupol; three of them were from my old school.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) Today, the students from School #66 are scattered throughout the world. Some are still in Mariupol. But Rovitska keeps in touch with most of them. ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) The last-day-of-class celebration took place online. ((NATS)) ((Natalia talking to parents and kids)) “Our dear graduates, our beloved parents and teachers. Congratulations to all of you!” ((NARRATION)) Despite the war, the teachers keep prepping graduates for their university entry exams – to make sure the students understand… life will go on. ((For Lesia Bakalets in Washington, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- Transcript/Script USAGM SHARE ((PLAYBOOK SLUG: TV Ukraine Mariupol School – Bakalets HEADLINE: One of the Best Mariupol Schools Destroyed by Russian Forces TEASER: PUBLISHED AT: 6/28/2022 at 8:10am BYLINE: Lesia Bakalets CONTRIBUTOR: DATELINE: Washington VIDEOGRAPHER: Lesia Bakalets VIDEO EDITOR: David Gogokhia SCRIPT EDITORS: KE; MPage VIDEO SOURCE (S): VOA, see courtesies PLATFORMS (mark with X): WEB TV X only RADIO __ TRT: 2:43 VID APPROVED BY: mia TYPE: TVPKG EDITOR NOTES: ((INTRO)) [[School #66 was the pride of Mariupol - after a major renovation in 2018. But that all changed in late February 2022. Lesia Bakalets has the story, narrated by Anna Rice.]] ((NARRATION)) School #66 in Mariupol ... ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) was last open to students February 23rd, 2022. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “On February 24th, I came to school; some of the teachers and staff came, too. Together with my assistants and deputies, I hid all the documentation – gradebooks, personal files, employment records. We hid all our equipment into safes. Closed everything up, cleaned everything. I even made a short video – the last one at the school.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Natalia Rovitska)) Today, I want to look at the quiet, beautiful, calm school… ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “That’s how the first day of war started for us.” ((NARRATION)) Immediately after the war began, it was clear Mariupol wasn’t safe. ((Mandatory courtesy: Natalia Rovitska)) For some time though, Rovitska managed to pop by the school to make sure things were fine. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “On March 10th, in late afternoon parents who lived near the school came to see me. They said – don’t go to school anymore. And they showed me pictures – there was no school. A missile hit the school; it was destroyed.” ((NARRATION)) The shelling of Mariupol intensified. Rovitska with her husband and dog spent days in the basement and then were forced to leave. ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “We barely packed; my husband and I had all the documents with us. We just grabbed two pillows, a blanket, a pot with some food, some potatoes and a bottle of water from the shelter. And we left.” ((Mandatory courtesy: Unbreakable Ukraine Facebook Foundation + Facebook Logo)) When she got to safety, Rovitska almost immediately got a job offer in Warsaw. A foundation called Unbreakable Ukraine opened the first Ukrainian school there and needed a principal. ((End courtesy)) ((Natalia Rovitska, Principal, Mariupol School #66)) ((ZOOM)) ((IN UKRAINIAN)) “That school had 13 children from Mariupol; three of them were from my old school.” ((NARRATION)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) Today, the students from School #66 are scattered throughout the world. Some are still in Mariupol. But Rovitska keeps in touch with most of them. ((End courtesy)) ((Mandatory courtesy: Mariupol TV)) The last-day-of-class celebration took place online. ((NATS)) ((Natalia talking to parents and kids)) “Our dear graduates, our beloved parents and teachers. Congratulations to all of you!” ((NARRATION)) Despite the war, the teachers keep prepping graduates for their university entry exams – to make sure the students understand… life will go on. ((For Lesia Bakalets in Washington, Anna Rice, VOA News))
- NewsML Media Topics Arts, Culture, Entertainment and Media
- Network VOA
- Embargo Date June 28, 2022 10:31 EDT
- Byline Lesia Bakelets
- Brand / Language Service Voice of America