Excited, joyful first day of school

(Baonghean) - On the morning of September 5, along with more than 22 million students nationwide, nearly 700,000 students from 1,600 schools in Nghe An province officially started the new school year. From lowlands to highlands, from urban to rural areas, the opening of the new school year is truly a festival for children, parents and teachers.

The early morning of the first day of school in the remote border commune of Nam Can, Ky Son district, is very special: The Mong, Thai, and Khmu students are dressed in their traditional costumes and carry small national flags to school. Today is a happy day not only for the students but also for the local people. The fathers, mothers, grandparents, and children are all very happy when they go to school with their children. Mr. Lau Ba Gia, who brings his grandson Lau Ba Si to school on the first day of the new school year, smiles and shares: Life is much better now, we are no longer hungry, so we have to think about our children's education!...

Parents brought their children to school early, but the provincial delegation led by Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Ho Duc Phoc arrived even earlier. The sun had just risen over the mountain when the delegation arrived at Nam Can Primary School. Welcoming the students back to school, the Provincial Party Committee Secretary encouraged them to try to be good and study well; hoping that the district leaders and businesses would, out of their responsibility and conscience, join hands with the students.

Tug of war competition at the opening ceremony at Na Ngoi Secondary School (Ky Son). Photo: Huu Vi

... The opening ceremony of the new school year at Nam Can Primary School took place in an exciting manner with many performances praising the Party, Uncle Ho, the homeland and the country; songs filled with love between teachers and students. All of this created a joyful atmosphere, shining with confidence in a new school year with new successes... During the ceremony, comrade Ho Duc Phoc beat the drum to signal the start of the new school year; as if urging teachers and students of Nam Can Primary School to compete to achieve more achievements... The Provincial Party Secretary and the working delegation also handed over notebooks with the scent of new paper to the students. It is known that in order to encourage and motivate teachers and students to strive to maintain the learning movement, in this opening ceremony, Nghe An province established 18 working delegations led by provincial leaders to attend the ceremony at 24 schools in the province.

Also on the morning of September 5, the provincial delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Quang Huy came to congratulate and celebrate with teachers and students of Anh Son 2 High School on the opening day of the new school year 2015 - 2016. On this important day, the yard of Anh Son 2 High School was filled with the pure white color of new uniforms. The 10th grade students have been familiar with the school for a week so they no longer feel too bewildered, their faces are radiant with joyful smiles waiting for the school bell to ring... In a solemn and emotional atmosphere, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, delegates, teachers and students performed the flag-raising ceremony, sang the National Anthem, listened to the advice to strive to overcome difficulties to teach well and study well in the President's congratulatory letter to the Education sector at the beginning of the new school year 2015 - 2016. Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Le Quang Huy affectionately advised the students to try hard to study, improve themselves and especially to respect teachers, know how to love, cherish and help friends, especially those in difficult circumstances.

In Vinh City, this year's opening ceremony was held in a short but no less solemn and meaningful spirit. After the ceremony, the schools moved on to the festival with collective activities in a joyful, lively and healthy spirit, creating an exciting atmosphere for students and teachers. The organization of the short and solemn opening ceremony was highly appreciated and supported by parents. Attending the opening ceremony at Hung Dung Secondary School (Vinh City), Mr. Tran Hong Chau, Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, beat the drum to open the school year and presented gifts to poor students who have overcome difficulties; hoping that in the coming school year, the school will continue to strongly innovate teaching methods in a synchronous manner, and that the students will be obedient and studious, continuing to promote the revolutionary tradition of the heroic homeland of Lang Do...

Flag salute at the opening ceremony at Hung Dung Secondary School (Vinh City). Photo: Phuong Thao

At Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong also awarded 20 scholarships from the Provincial People's Committee to students who have overcome difficulties and excelled in their studies. Sharing with the students of the school, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Duong said that each student must always be aware of the pride of being a student of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted to continue to promote the traditions of the school and homeland, explore and learn about historical roots, ignite love for the homeland, country, and national pride, taking that as motivation to strive for the highest achievements.

At Nghi Thuy Primary School, Cua Lo coastal town, the most touching moment on the opening day was the image of the homeroom teacher holding hands, leading each first grader to the stage amidst thunderous applause and the vibrant music of the song "Hello new friend/Contribute more joy/Hello lovely smile/Contribute more to life"... Fifteen years standing on the podium is also fifteen years of honor being chosen as the homeroom teacher of grade 1, but teacher Nguyen Thi Hai, homeroom teacher of grade 1A, always has intact emotions of excitement and fluttering on the first day of the new school year. In these first grade students, she feels the excitement, feels the passion on the first day of school. And that is the motivation, the joy for her to be more attached and passionate about her job and vow to bring her knowledge and passion to teach the “first generation of young people in the country”… This year’s opening ceremony of Nghi Thuy Primary School also had many new, lively and joyful features such as the collective performance of the 4th graders welcoming the new school year, and the performances of the parents. After the opening ceremony, the teacher and students gathered in the classroom for group activities with many exciting and useful games.

...On the first day of school, thousands of students from kindergarten to high school in Quynh Luu district returned to school to welcome the opening ceremony of the new school year. At around 6am, in front of the school gates, many parents took their children to school. Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong, in Quynh Thach commune, a parent of a student, shared: This year, my child is entering grade 1, because he is still young and confused, I took him to school. Yesterday, I prepared flags and balloons for my child to welcome the new school year this morning". ..At Quynh My Primary School, the atmosphere of the opening ceremony of the new school year was no less joyful. Nguyen Thi Lan, a student of grade 5B, excitedly said: "I am very happy at the opening ceremony of the new school year. I miss my friends and teachers so much that I want to go to class to study, play together, and do good things. This year, we will study in a new, clean and spacious school. We promise to try our best to study well so as not to let down our parents and teachers.

At Quy Chau High School, both teachers and students joined in singing and dancing to praise the reformed village... Lang Thi Trang, a student in class 10A1, from Dien Lam commune, shared: "Studying in a school with a long tradition, I feel very honored and promise to try my best to achieve high results in my studies, following in the footsteps of my predecessors, worthy of the care of teachers and everyone."

To make the new school year truly a joyful day, our province has invested nearly 76 billion VND and mobilized 193 billion VND from localities and from socialized sources to purchase teaching equipment for educational institutions and build facilities. The whole province has 527 new, solid classrooms put into use... On the first day of the new school year, the joy was multiplied when many schools received the National Standard School Recognition Certificate; many schools and students were presented with meaningful gifts from the province, TH Group, Viettel Group, Sacombank, VNPT Nghe An and many other businesses and individuals. These gifts made the opening ceremony of the new school year even warmer. Cut Thi Sy Nga, a 7th grader from Nam Can commune, was very emotional: “My house is more than 5 km from school, because I am not a boarding student, I often have to walk to school. Now that I have a bicycle, my “distance” to school will be shorter, I will spend that time studying. And I still need to try harder to be worthy of the precious gift I received today - a gift I never dared to dream of.”

A new school year with new plans has truly begun.

Reporter - Contributor Group