Many cultural colors on the anniversary of the founding of the Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities

On the morning of December 7, the Provincial Boarding High School for Ethnic Minorities organized an exchange and meeting to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the school's founding (1984-2019).

Delegates attending the celebration ceremony. Photo: Duc Anh

35 years have passed, a journey of continuous, persistent, resilient, and tireless efforts by generations of cadres, teachers, staff, parents, and students of the school.

The art program of students of the Provincial Ethnic Minority High School recreated the achievements after 35 years of establishment. Photo: Duc Anh

Through that, more than 5,000 students who are children of ethnic minorities: Thai, Tho, Mong, Kho Mu, O Du, Dan Lai, Thanh, Nung in the mountainous districts of Western Nghe An have been trained.

The school is also a source of high-quality cadres for the mountainous districts of the province, including 2,073 students passing the entrance exams to universities and colleges, 1,157 students passing the university preparatory exam, 398 students selected for recruitment, and nearly 1,500 students working.

On the anniversary day, many of the school's grown-up students returned to meet their old teachers. Photo: Duc Anh

Currently, the quality of moral education, cultural education, and comprehensive training of the school is continuously improved. The average graduation rate is 100%, and the rate of students passing the entrance exams to universities, colleges, and vocational high schools is over 80%.

In the 2018-2019 school year, the school had 1 student with high scores honored and rewarded by the Provincial People's Committee, 8 students were commended and awarded by the Provincial Ethnic Minorities Committee, and 17 students with high scores were rewarded by the school.

The exchange and meeting to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of the Provincial Ethnic Minority High School is an opportunity for generations of teachers and students to meet, exchange, continue to promote tradition, build a high-quality key school of the province, worthy of the trust and entrustment of the ethnic minorities in the Western region of Nghe An.

Previously, on the afternoon of December 6, Party Central Committee member Do Van Chien - Minister, Chairman of the Government's Ethnic Minorities Committee; Hau A Lenh - Vice President, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front visited and presented gifts to teachers and students of Nghe An Province's Ethnic Minority Boarding High School.

At the same time, the Certificate of Merit of the Minister and Chairman of the Ethnic Committee was awarded to the collective of Nghe An Ethnic Boarding High School for outstanding achievements in training and educating ethnic minority students in mountainous areas.

Some special pictures of the school festival:

Pao throwing festival of Mong female students. Photo: Duc Anh

The festival was bustling with many cultural and artistic activities imbued with national identity. Photo: Duc Anh

Gong performance at the school festival. Photo: Duc Anh

Displaying and introducing traditional costumes of the people of Western Nghe An. Photo: Duc Anh