Portrait of 'teacher of awards' in Nghe An

The multiple-choice contest “Learning about 90 years of glorious history of the Communist Party of Vietnam” on VCNET, organized by the Central Propaganda Department, took place from August 26 to December 30, 2020. The closing ceremony and award ceremony of the contest have been over for several weeks now, but the joy and emotional moments have not yet subsided for teacher Vo Thi Huong.

That day, on the stage of the Art Program "Color of the Flag I Love" and the Summary of the Quiz Contest "Learning about 90 Years of Glorious History of the Communist Party of Vietnam" in Hanoi, teacher Vo Thi Huong (36 years old) from Nghe An was one of 18 contestants nationwide who was honored to receive the First Prize and was the only contestant to win 4 consecutive prizes (Encouragement, First, Second, Third) in this contest.

Teacher Vo Thi Huong was honored to be one of 18 contestants receiving First Prize in the contest "Learning about 90 years of glorious history of the Communist Party of Vietnam". Photo: NVCC

Ms. Huong said that she came to the contest "Learning about 90 years of glorious history of the Communist Party of Vietnam" with the most sincere and precious feelings. She actively participated in the contest for 18 consecutive weeks, taking advantage of all time and space conditions to take the test, sometimes at school, sometimes at home, even when cooking or preparing lessons. From the beginning, she arranged a suitable schedule and enthusiastic spirit to participate in the contest. Even though there were times when she made mistakes, she was not discouraged, each week of the contest was a step of challenge for her.

Along with the competition process was the diligent search for information through various sources. At the end of the competition, surpassing millions of contestants nationwide, Ms. Huong won 4 prizes, including First Prize in the 8th week; Second Prize in the 18th week, Third Prize in the 3rd week and Encouragement Prize in the 4th week.

The joy of Ms. Vo Thi Huong when she won first prize in the contest to learn about the Party. Photo: NVCC

Talking about her motivation for participating in the contest, Ms. Huong shared: “To me, the Party is extremely important. Participating in the contest is to understand more about the Party, about the historical stages of the Party, the achievements of the Vietnamese revolution led by the Party, about the Party's mettle, intelligence, prestige and ability to steer the Vietnamese revolution over the past 90 years. Learning about the Party and being proud of the Party is also to reflect on myself.”

Ms. Huong said: "The awards I received in this competition were partly due to luck, but more importantly, they were priceless gifts that encouraged me to strive in the next competitions, as well as to improve my qualities, ethics, and professional expertise, to constantly improve myself and complete the assigned tasks well."

Teacher Vo Thi Huong's working corner at home. Photo: Huy Thu

Born into a family with a revolutionary and studious tradition, while in grade 12, Ms. Huong became the Secretary of the Youth Union of Tan Phong village, Thanh Khai commune. Ms. Huong's dream in high school was to be a physical education teacher or an athlete, but in the end she was destined for the profession of preschool education and became a teacher at Thanh Khai commune Kindergarten. Thanks to her efforts, in 2016, she was appointed as the Vice Principal of the school. Over the years, she has had 3 provincial-level teaching experience initiatives.

It is known that Ms. Huong is a “teacher of awards”. In addition to the awards of the contest “Learning about 90 years of glorious history of the Communist Party of Vietnam”, she has previously participated in and won awards in many other contests, such as the provincial Encouragement Prize in the contest “Learning about the Law on Election of National Assembly Deputies and People’s Councils at all levels” (2016), the district Encouragement Prize in the contest “Learning about the special history of Vietnam-Laos relations” (2017)…

Teacher Vo Thi Huong checks on students having lunch at Thanh Khai kindergarten. Photo: Huy Thu

Over the years, teacher - "goalkeeper" Vo Thi Huong has been known as the leader of the "FC Xu Nhut" women's football team, present in almost all sports tournaments in and outside the district. Ms. Huong has also contributed a lot to charity activities, organizing and calling for help for students in difficult circumstances. In 2019, she and her colleagues called for and raised 93 million VND to support Van Thi Da Tien, a student in the school with leukemia...

Not only is Ms. Huong “good at national affairs”, she is also “good at housework”. Currently, she and her husband have 2 children (the first is in 7th grade, the second is in 2nd grade) who are both excellent students. In the 2019 contest to learn about the Party, she mobilized many relatives, friends and colleagues to participate. Her husband Nguyen Doan Thang and his sister who teaches at the same school won the Encouragement Prize, and a friend won the Third Prize in this contest.

Ms. Huong actively participates in local sports and volunteer activities. (in the photo: Ms. Huong in a blue shirt) Photo: Huy Thu

Talking about Ms. Huong's new achievement in the recent contest, Mr. Van Dinh Hieu, Secretary of the Thanh Khai Commune Party Committee, Thanh Chuong District, excitedly said: When the Propaganda Department organized the contest "Learning about 90 years of glorious history of the Communist Party of Vietnam", Ms. Vo Thi Huong participated very actively. Winning a high prize and many prizes like Ms. Huong is very valuable. This is not only an honor for the individual, for the school, but also for the entire Commune Party Committee. Hopefully, Ms. Huong will continue to strive to achieve more achievements in her work.