Gymnasium Farmsen

The Gymnasium Farmsen (GyFa) is a German high school (see "Gymnasium") in Farmsen-Berne borough of Hamburg, Germany, established in 1956. The school is a bilingual school &mdash; some subjects are taught in English. It is a partner school of Minneapolis South High School.

Principals

 * Walter Löding 1956–1969
 * Uwe Schmidt 1969–1994
 * Konny G. Neumann 1994-2011
 * Peter Geest since 2011

Awards
In the best school contests, which were initiated by Unicum Abi, the school achieved the following results:
 * 2005: 1st place in Hamburg, 3rd place in Germany
 * 2006: 1st place in Hamburg, 5th place in Germany
 * 2007: 1st place in Hamburg, 8th place in Germany
 * 2008: 1st place in Hamburg, 7th place in Germany

Notable alumni

 * Ingo Egloff, politician
 * Wilfried Lemke, manager
 * Vince Bahrdt, musician
 * Gernot Gricksch, author
 * Katja Studt, actress
 * Andreas Schlueter, author
 * Detlef Gottschalck, politician
 * Carsten Frigge, politician
 * Stephan Merseburger, journalist, television presenter
 * Claus "Bubi the Schmied" Graf-Reinholdt, musician