The journey to win the National Prize of 3 male students from Uncle Ho's hometown

They are 3 students: Le Nam Khanh, class 12A1, won first prize in Math with 33.5 points, Ho Viet Duc Luong, class 12A1, won second prize in Math with 31.5 points and Phan Duc Thuan 21.75 points, class 12A4, won third prize in Chemistry.

Motivation from the passion of secondary school teachers

Entering Dang Chanh Ky Secondary School, all three students were good students, but nothing really outstanding. However, when entering the 8th grade, with Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu - Biology teacher as their homeroom teacher, they completely changed their attitude and thinking about studying.

"Maintaining order, discipline, learning methodically, very structured, every class she came very early to check the progress of each student's homework", that was the common comment of all 3 when talking about their old teacher.

3 national excellent students (from left to right): Phan Duc Thuan, Le Nam Khanh and Ho Viet Duc Luong

With you, from the way of teaching, to the sharing, the closeness of the teacher in all activities, especially grasping the strengths and weaknesses of each student to encourage and motivate all of you to excel in your studies has created a vibrant learning environment in the class. The clear progress of all of you in the class has created a competitive learning movement, motivating everyone to strive to achieve high results.

According to the 3 students, the greatest luck is that each subject teacher truly "lives and dies" with the students, the students can eat and sleep all week, all month at the teacher's house comfortably, not only learning knowledge but also teaching them life skills, inspiring them in their studies. Each teacher chooses a different method but the students all feel the enthusiasm, not only the 3 students but also the students in the class try hard to study to get good results to compensate for the teachers' dedication and devotion.

Ho Viet Duc Luong and his mother

At the end of junior high school, not only was I impressed with the achievements of all 3 students who won second prize at the provincial level, but also the impressive achievements of the entire course: 29 students achieved the title of excellent students at the provincial level with 6 second prizes, 13 third prizes, and 11 students were admitted to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

And even when entering high school, old teachers always monitor, encourage and motivate you to pass the exams.

Best friends won first and second prizes in National Math Competition

Possessing many achievements, Ho Viet Duc Luong is considered a Math boy. With a passion for Math since childhood, even when he was a 10th and 11th grade student, Ho Viet Duc Luong had quite a huge achievement: 10th grade won the Gold Medal in the Math Olympiad for students; Bronze Medal in the Search for Young Math Talents - MYTS; 11th grade won the Encouragement Prize in the National Excellent Student Competition and 12th grade won the Second Prize in the National Excellent Student Competition.

Cheerful, intelligent, active, not only good at studying, Ho Viet Duc Luong was a "veteran" class monitor throughout his junior high school and 10th grade years. Only when he was selected for the National Excellent Student Competition team, Duc Luong "said goodbye" to the class monitor position. Duc Luong is also one of the strong volleyball players of the school volleyball team.

Le Nam Khanh and Ho Viet Duc Luong

Unlike Duc Luong, who was eliminated in the first round of selecting students for the National Excellent Student Competition in grade 11, despite being disappointed and frustrated with himself, thanks to not putting too much pressure on his family and teachers, Le Nam Khanh did not give up his passion for Mathematics, determined to start over with the first prize in the provincial excellent student competition in Mathematics.

Not focusing on achievements, but remembering what my father said when he heard that I was admitted to the famous Specialized School of the whole country: "Entering Phan School, don't just think about the University entrance exam but also the National Exam."

Passionate, intelligent, especially focused on practicing how to solve math problems, searching for documents from all sources: teachers, internet, seniors, friends, studying passionately, Nam Khanh broke through to win first prize at the National Excellent Student Competition with 33.5 points.

No need to study too much, stay up too late, just study enough time, did you sleep well at night, how many bowls did you eat, did you play sports in the afternoon? … many questions like that from the teachers during the days Khanh and Luong studied to prepare for the exam. Both strict and very close, the teachers of Phan school always accompanied Nam Khanh and Duc Luong to overcome the difficult exam.

Ho Viet Duc Luong with his mother and grandmother

According to Mr. Ho Sy Hung - who is both the homeroom teacher and in charge of teaching Math: "Duc Luong and Nam Khanh are two students who have a passion for Math, their abilities have been tested through many exams, and they have a very high determination in studying. The results of the National Excellent Student Exam have assessed the learning process of the two students as excellent."

Phan Duc Thuan "satisfies his passion for Chemistry"

As the youngest in a family of 3 children, both parents are retired and quite old, both sisters are good students, so Phan Duc Thuan always tries his best to excel in his studies.

With a passion for Chemistry since middle school, the Chemistry teacher has always taught enthusiastically, spent a lot of time to develop his abilities and especially his step-sister Thuan, who is also a Chemistry major student at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, has always accompanied, guided and fueled his "love" for Chemistry.

Passionate, diligent, and diligent in discovering new knowledge of Chemistry has always been Thuan's hobby. Along with the guidance of teachers, knowledge is also supported by seniors who have won high prizes, self-study is equally important because Thuan has to read and learn foreign documents to prepare for the National exams. "After 2 National exams for excellent students with the Encouragement prize in grade 11 and the Third prize this school year, unfortunately there are some places in my essay that are not as expected, during the exam I did not have confidence in myself", Thuan shared.

Despite the difficulties, Phan Duc Thuan's parents are always proud of their child's academic results.

Each of them has a different situation, living far from their parents, some of them live in rented accommodation, some of them live in dormitories or with relatives, but when talking about their learning process, all 3 of them do not mention any difficulty. Because for them, no matter what the situation is, their parents try their best with them, their teachers and friends always share and help. Always being grateful to the teachers, the people who have inspired them in their studies are the motivations for all 3 of them to achieve the achievements they have today.

All three have the same mindset "Sufficient quantity changes quality", each person has their own ability, when having enough knowledge they will change themselves, the efforts of the three boys from Uncle Ho's hometown have been reaped with truly proud achievements./.

Song: Thuy Tinh; Technique: Thanh Cuong