Huynh Thuc Khang High School celebrates its 100th anniversary and receives the Second Class Independence Medal

Attending the ceremony, on the Central side were comrades: Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission; Dang Quoc Khanh - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Ha Giang Provincial Party Committee; Pham Ngoc Thuong - Deputy Minister of Education and Training; Tran Dinh Dan - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Head of the National Assembly Office; Le Duc Thuy - former member of the Party Central Committee, former Governor of the State Bank; Ho Te - former Minister of Finance; Major General Ha Tan Tien - Deputy Commander of Military Region 4.

On the provincial side, there were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, leaders of departments, branches and sectors; generations of teachers, staff and students of the school through the periods.

Comrades: Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; Phan Dinh Trac - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commissionattend the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy

Central, ministerial, and sectoral delegates and generations of teachers and students of the School attended the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy

PROUD TRADITION

Speech reviewing the 100-year tradition since its establishment, Mr. Cao Thanh Bao - PrincipalHuynh Thuc Khan High Schoolg said, Huynh Thuc Khang High School has its predecessors from two schools: Vinh National School and Huynh Thuc Khang Specialized School. Vinh National School was established on September 1, 1920. In 1943, the school changed its name to Nguyen Cong Tru National School. In 1947, Hue National School separated a part and named it Huynh Thuc Khang Specialized School.

In 1950, implementing the policyeducation reformof the Party and the State, the Administrative Committee of Inter-Zone IV decided to merge Nguyen Cong Tru National School and Huynh Thuc Khang Specialized School, and named it Huynh Thuc Khang High School. In 1981, the People's Committee of Nghe Tinh province decided to change it to Huynh Thuc Khang High School, which it remains today.

Delegates offer flowers at the statue of Mr. Huynh Thuc Khang. Photo: Thanh Duy

After 100 years of construction and development,Vinh National School- Huynh Thuc Khang High School has achieved many great achievements and made important contributions to the development of Nghe An province in particular and the country in general.

With nearly 60,000 students trained, many of the School's students have become revolutionaries, outstanding intellectuals, senior leaders of the Party and State, generals in the armed forces, labor heroes, scientists, writers, poets, artists, and outstanding businessmen...

Art program to celebrate the anniversary. Photo: Thanh Duy

Today, Huynh Thuc Khang High School continues to promote the tradition of good teaching and good learning, leading the non-specialized high schools in Nghe An province. The school's current training scale includes 43 classes with nearly 1,900 students. The staff of more than 100 teachers all meet or exceed standards. Among them, there are 65 masters, 68 teachers who are excellent teachers at the provincial level, many teachers are the core professionals of the industry.

The quality of general and key education of the school is increasing. Every year, over 90% of students are classified as good and excellent. The school is always in the top of high schools with the highest results in the excellent student exam in the province.

Mr. Cao Thanh Bao - Principal of Huynh Thuc Khang High School read a speech reviewing the school's traditions. Photo: Thanh Duy

With its achievements, Huynh Thuc Khang High School has continuously achieved the title of excellent advanced school at the provincial level, and was awarded the Labor Medal by the President; the Third-class Independence Medal (2000); many certificates of merit and emulation flags by the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Education and Training, and the People's Committee of Nghe An province. In 2010, it was the first high school in Nghe An to be awarded the title of "Labor Hero".

DESERVING TO BE THE LEADING FLAG OF THE EDUCATION INDUSTRYNGHE AN

Speaking at the ceremony, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged, warmly congratulated and commended the achievements of generations of teachers and students of Vinh National School - Huynh Thuc Khang High School in the past time.

Excited and proud of the achievements, according to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, teachers and students of Huynh Thuc Khang High School need to clearly identify their great responsibilities in the coming time. The school needs to try and make more efforts to continuously promote the tradition of a century of striving, building and growing, continuing to bring the school to a new level of steady development, affirming the stature and position of a heroic unit with a long tradition, suitable for the educational requirements in the current period and reaching the level of international integration.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony. Photo: Thanh Duy

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung requested the school's staff, teachers and students to continue to effectively carry out the campaigns: "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's moral example", "Each teacher is an example of morality, self-study and creativity" and the major movements, campaigns and policies launched by the State, the industry and the province.

The school must take innovation as the driving force for development; Focus on building a school development strategy that integrates with advanced schools in the ASEAN region. In the immediate future, it must be worthy of being the leading unit, the pioneer in implementing the new general education program and building and implementing advanced teaching models of the Nghe An Education sector.

Comrade Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam awarded the Second Class Independence Medal to the school. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the School to continue to innovate school management, innovate teaching methods, actively apply information technology; pay more attention to the comprehensive quality of education, creating a breakthrough in key quality.

Continue to build and foster a team of cadres and civil servants with sufficient capacity, intelligence, courage, creativity, dedication, and devotion to meet the requirements of the school and the requirements of the education sector in the period of innovation; prepare all the best conditions to implement the new General Education Program and international integration.

Deputy Minister Pham Ngoc Thuong presented the Certificate of Merit from the Minister of Education and Training to Huynh Thuc Khang High School. Photo: Thanh Duy

Schools need to focus on building a healthy educational environment, clean and beautiful landscape, focusing on implementing general education goals to train 5 qualities and 10 competencies for students; in which, paying attention to life skills education, integrating integrated education for students.

For students, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that they will continue to improve their self-awareness in studying and practicing. They must establish their learning tasks: Study to know, study to be human and prepare themselves the best luggage so that in the future they can be independent, start a career, dare to commit and dare to accept challenges, to serve their homeland and country, worthy of the trust of their families, schools and society.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee presented a banner to the school. Photo: Thanh Duy

On the occasion of Vietnamese Teachers' Day, November 20, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee sent his gratitude and congratulations to generations of teachers, wishing them good health, wishing them to excellently complete all assigned tasks and continue to make positive contributions to the education cause of the province.

On this occasion, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam awarded the Second Class Independence Medal to Huynh Thuc Khang High School; the Minister of Education and Training awarded a Certificate of Merit and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee awarded a Banner to Huynh Thuc Khang High School.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh presented 20 scholarships to 20 outstanding students of the school. Also at the ceremony, the Vice President and Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission presented a smart classroom worth 500 million VND to the school. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the ceremony, Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Vice President of the State presented 20 scholarships to 20 outstanding students of the school. Ms. Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh - Vice President of the State and Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission presented a smart classroom worth 500 million VND to the school.