About 200 first graders accompanied by parents went to the Chisinau-based Theoretical High School “Gheorghe Asachi” on September 1. The school’s head Boris Volosatyi has told Info-Prim Neo that approximately the same number of students will study in the tenth grade. “September 1 is the Day of Knowledge and the First Bell Ring Day that marks the start of the 2011-2012 school year. “Gheorghe Asachi” opens its doors to students the 148th time. It is the oldest school in the area between the Prut and Nistru Rivers,” said Boris Volosatyi. According to the director, the institution is 100% ready for the new school year. All the vacant posts of teachers were filled. There were employed two young specialists, both teachers of English. The first lesson this year is themed “Independence is the Sum of Our Historical Life”. The topic represents a citation from Mihai Eminescu’s work and is a continuation of the celebration of 20 years of the proclamation of Moldova’s independence. Traditionally, the ninth and twelfth graders gave by a bell to first graders as a gift. More than 2 000 students study at the Theoretical High School “Gheorghe Asachi”.