The red flag in the Soviet homeland

(Baonghean.vn)- Although the school was born in the midst of war, with the unceasing efforts of generations of teachers and students, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted has achieved many outstanding achievements and was awarded the title of hero by the President.worthy of being the red flag in the Soviet homeland.

On the morning of March 23, after the cold rains, the weather became warmer. From early morning, Le Hong Phong Street was congested due to the presence of delegates who were teachers and students of Phan School through the years. People's hearts became warm and fluttering. Everyone was eager, happy, emotional and proud to be present at the beloved school in the solemn moment of the 40th anniversary celebration.

President Truong Tan Sang and delegates visited students of Phan Boi Chau High School.

The bustling atmosphere at the school with the longest tradition in Nghe An became even more joyful and bustling with the presence of President Truong Tan Sang and leaders of the Party, State, ministries, branches, and provincial leaders attending the ceremony to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the specialized system, the 40th anniversary of the school's founding, and to receive the title of Labor Hero. In a friendly and open atmosphere, the President warmly shook hands with each teacher and student, demonstrating the attention of the Party and State leaders to education and training in general and to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted in particular.

Delegates of the Party, State, Central ministries, branches and delegates of Nghe An province attended the ceremony.

In the warm and solemn atmosphere of the ceremony, the delegates, generations of teachers and students of Phan School together reviewed the difficult, arduous but proud days of the school named after patriot Phan Boi Chau through the heroic epic and special performances by teachers and students of the school.

In his welcome speech at the ceremony, Meritorious Teacher Dau Van Mui, Principal of the school, affirmed that 50 years ago, when the country was still engulfed in the flames of war, the Party and State paid special attention to the cause of education, taking care of training the next generation of revolutionaries. The first specialized systems of Nghe An province were formed in the most difficult areas such as Thanh Chuong and Do Luong. In 1974, the leaders of Nghe An province made a pioneering decision to establish a high school boarding school for gifted students, on the basis of merging specialized literature and math classes across the province - the predecessor of today's Phan Boi Chau Specialized School. Over the past 50 years of forming the specialized system and 40 years of establishment, Phan Boi Chau School has directly nurtured tens of thousands of talents for the homeland. Thousands of them have held important positions of the Party and State and have become famous in the fields of economics, culture, society, science and education.

President Truong Tan Sang speaks at the ceremony.

As a school established during the difficult times of the country, generations of teachers and students of Phan School had to both do a good job of teaching and evacuating during the war. However, in any period, the school always did a good job of education and training, worthy of being the red flag in the Soviet homeland. There were 26 students participating in international and regional competitions for gifted students in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Informatics; including 4 Gold Medals, 5 Silver Medals, 6 Bronze Medals, and 3 Certificates of Merit at international and Asian Olympiads for gifted students. A typical example is student Nguyen Tat Nghia (class 35), who won 2 gold medals at the International Physics Olympiad and the Asian Physics Olympiad for 2 consecutive years, 2007 and 2008. With more than 1,000 students winning national prizes, the school has always been in the top of the country in terms of achievements in nurturing excellent students for many years. In particular, in the 2013-2014 school year, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted ranked first in the country in the number of national excellent students with 84 students winning prizes, of which 12 were selected to compete in the second round of the Vietnam team to compete in the International Olympiad for Excellent Students. Tens of thousands of students of all generations passed the university entrance exam, of which hundreds were valedictorians of prestigious schools.

President Truong Tan Sang awarded the title of Labor Hero to Phan Boi Chau School.

With these outstanding achievements, the school has been honored to receive many noble awards from the Party and the State. In particular, recognizing the development and growth of the school, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the specialized system and the 40th anniversary of its establishment, the school was honored to receive the title of Hero of Labor. On this occasion, the school was also presented with a banner by the People's Committee of Nghe An province with the words "Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, 50 years of the specialized system, 40 years of the specialized school building and development".

Provincial leaders presented a banner to the school.

President Truong Tan Sang congratulated the great achievements of generations of teachers and students of the school. With a team of high-quality, dedicated teachers, staff, and workers, devoted to their beloved students, and generations of students with strong will and overcoming difficulties, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted has overcome many difficulties to rise up, excellently completing all assigned tasks, becoming one of the top schools in the country.

"I hope that Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted will always uphold the tradition of a heroic unit, promote the experiences and achievements gained over the past 40 years, strive to compete in good teaching, good learning, improve the quality of comprehensive education in morality, intelligence, physical fitness and aesthetics; take the lead in implementing the Central Resolution on education and training innovation, always promote and maintain the leading position of the education sector of Nghe An province and the whole country," President Truong Tan Sang suggested.

Meritorious Teacher Dau Van Mui - Principal of the school sent his thanks to the delegates and generations of students who have shown their affection and interest in the development of the school.

At the ceremony, on behalf of the teachers who used to work at Phan School, Mr. Dinh Van Thong - former principal of the school could not hide his emotion and pride in the school named after the patriot Phan Boi Chau. Regardless of the period or circumstances, teachers and generations of students of Phan Boi Chau High School have always received the love and care of the people, the attention of the leaders of the Party, the State, and the leaders of Nghe An province. These are the motivations for teachers and students to always strive. Today, Phan School is growing steadily, becoming the leading school in educational quality in Nghe An as well as the whole country.

Generations of school teachers met and recalled memories of a difficult but happy time, full of memories.

Over the past half century, tens of thousands of students have grown up. Many have become men and women, many are holding noble positions and responsibilities of the Party and the State, many are becoming famous in the fields of economics, culture, society, literature, art, science and technology, etc. The anniversary is also an opportunity for generations of students to meet together, recall memories of the difficult, innocent days, full of nostalgia. Many people share that: no matter where they go, what they do, "Phan quality" still flows in the veins of generations of students of specialized schools.

50 years of specialized system, 40 years of establishment of specialized school is not long compared to high schools across the country, but teachers and students of Phan School have always made continuous efforts, step by step overcoming difficulties to make the land of learning Nghe famous. Today, promoting the heroic title, teachers and students of Phan School vow to strive, worthy of the tasks assigned by the Party and the State, with the efforts of many generations of teachers and students before, with the love and trust of the people as well as with the glorious tradition of the homeland Nghe, worthy of half a century of heroic Phan School.

Nguyen Khoa - Dao Tuan