to the data from Estonian Information System of Education there are 7 hobby schools in Valga County: Valga Music School, Tõrva Music School, Otepää Music School, Puka Art School, Valga Culture and Hobby Centre, Valga County Youth Technical Centre and Valga Ukrainean Sunday School Kalõna. In 2014 there were 3,700 students and 481 teachers (including the members of school managements) attending school life. In addition to teachers, many specialists work in schools: leisure time managers, information managers, speech therapists, psychologists, social pedagogues and specialists. Jelena Sljusartšuk, a teacher of Valga Jaanikese School, was awarded the title "Teacher of the Year 2014". Insignia of the County Coat of Arms The shield of the coat of arms has diagonally been cut in two parts. The upper part is dark blue and there are four five-branch silver stars (the number of former districts that formed the present-day Valga County). The lower part is silver. The blue tone on the coat of arms has the colour code of 285˚C according to the international PANTONE Matching System. Flag The flags of the counties were confirmed similarly – the flags are green and white and the upper part bears the coat of arms of a county. The proportion of width and length is 7:11 and the normal size of the flag is 1,050x1,650 mm. Trivia The first Estonian Mayor of Valga was Johannes Märtson (1902-1917). The first athlete, known so far, Hermann Lerchenbaum, who participated in the Olympic Games was from Valga County, Sangaste. He was a member of the United States Navy rowing team in the Olympic Games of Athens in 1896, but due to a storm the competition was cancelled. The first Estonian Olympic winner is Alfred Neuland from Valga. He got a gold medal in weight-lifting in the Olympic Games of Antwerp in 1920 and a silver medal in the Olympic Games of Paris in 1924. The first Estonian veterinary scientist Karl Saral is from Valga County, Kuigatsi Parish. The first Estonian landlord Mats Erdell aka Sõnni Mats was a tenant of Patküla Knight Manor, a pledge holder of Roobe Knight Manor. The first Estonian gymnasium headmistress Marta Pärna was a directress in Valga Girls` Gymnasium The first monument in the world dedicated to the poet Friedrich Schiller was erected in the former manor park of Helme (not remained, under restoration) in 1805 in Helme Castle Hills. Supposedly the first Estonian architect Georg