peacekeeper and role model comes to an end, the United States remain one of the leading powers of this planet. ... The country might adopt a more unilateral approach than we are used to and the links with its foreign partners might become less tight than they were before but in the end it will still participate in the international system and remain a more than important force in the world.”
According to Director Bermes, Mersch intends to study business and management at a university level next year. See photo here.

In 2016, the Henry J. and Erna D. Leir English Essay Award presented at the Lycee de Garcons Esch-sur-Alzette was awarded to Maxime Theisen for his essay: "In Search of Identity: Travels with Charley: In Search of America" byJohn Steinbeck. According to LGE Principal Nico Decker, eighteen-year old Maxime is a brilliant student and the first allowed to change from the mathematics to the natural sciences stream without needing to take admissions tests. Maxime himself writes: "I participated in the American Essay Contest because I have been passionate about English for a rather long time. It is, in my opinion, a language that conveys emotions like few others while simultaneously being exceptionally beautiful and elegant. To me personally, winning this prize was a great honour and I'm very thankful to my school and teachers for supporting me. I'm aspiring to become a scientist, possibly a bioengineer, as I'm very fond of both biology and physics. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, especially poetry, and I'm