95 years of tradition of Huynh Thuc Khang High School

(Baonghean.vn)- Huynh Thuc Khang High School was formerly Vinh National School. After 95 years of construction and development, there have been many generations of teachers who have devoted themselves day and night to the cause of educating people. Also from this school, generations of students have grown up and become successful, many of whom hold important positions in the Party and the State...

Glorious tradition

Huynh Thuc Khang High School, formerly Vinh National School, was established in 1920. In 1943, the school was renamed Nguyen Cong Tru High School. In 1950, the school merged with Huynh Thuc Khang Specialized School and was named Huynh Thuc Khang High School. In 1962, the school was named Vinh High School; in 1976, the name was changed to Vinh High School I, and in 1985, the school was named Huynh Thuc Khang High School until now.

Huynh Thuc Khang High School has a history of 95 years of construction and growth.

After 95 years of construction and development along with the heroic revolutionary history of the nation, it is a proud journey because the school has many contributions to the movement of building and defending the Fatherland. Born in a sacred land of talented people, hard-working, patriotic and studious people, Huynh Thuc Khang High School has become famous for its tradition of revolutionary struggle, regardless of any circumstances, teaching well - studying well and especially the school has trained many talented people for the country.

Right from the first years of its establishment, the school was a place for revolutionary enlightenment and patriotism education for students. Thanks to the lectures of famous teachers such as: Mr. Le Am, Mr. Buu Can, Mr. Le Thuoc, Mr. Tran Dinh Dan... which had a profound impact on the students' thinking, in June 1929, the Communist Party Cell of Vinh National School was established with comrade Nguyen Tiem as Secretary, later, he became the first Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee of Nghe An province in the period of 1930 - 1931.

Party and State leaders visited the school.

Many students of Vinh National School have become famous revolutionaries such as: Nguyen Sy Sach, Le Hong Son, Phan Dang Luu, Nguyen Tiem, Ton Quang Phiet, Nguyen Xien... many leaders of the Party and State such as: Mr. Nguyen Con (former Deputy Prime Minister), Mr. Nguyen Manh Cam (former member of the Politburo, former Deputy Prime Minister), Lieutenant General Do Trinh, Lieutenant General Nguyen Quoc Thuoc, Ha Huy Giap, Le Loc, Dinh Nho Liem... many scientists, writers, poets, musicians such as: Professor Dang Thai Mai, Professor Hoang Xuan Han, Professor - Student - People's Teacher Nguyen Canh Toan, Professor - Doctor Ha Hoc Trac, writers Hoai Thanh, Bui Hien, poets Hoang Trung Thong, Tran Huu Thung, musicians Trong Bang, Nguyen Van Ty...

The August Revolution was successful, the school turned a new page, teachers and students continued to compete to teach well, study well. The resistance war against the French took place, many students of the school volunteered to go to the battlefield to defend the Fatherland. During the arduous war, thanks to the protection and care of the people, teachers and students of the school "carried" lesson plans and books to evacuate to the countryside of Nghe - Tinh to complete the cause of "cultivating people". During this period, many students became big names of the country in all fields such as: Mr. Nguyen Dinh Tu (former member of the Politburo), Mr. Ho Te (former Minister of Finance), Mr. Pham Song (former Minister of Health), Mr. Nguyen Chi Vu (former Minister of Light Industry), Mr. Nguyen Dinh Loc (former Minister of Justice), Mr. Thai Phung Ne (former Minister of Energy), the late musician Nguyen Tai Tue, Professor - People's Teacher Phan Huu Dat, Professor Van Nhu Cuong, ...

Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan presented congratulatory letters to Huynh Thuc Khang High School.

During the war against the US, teachers and students evacuated to Hung Nguyen, Nghia Dan, Thanh Chuong to teach and study in thatched huts surrounded by moats and walls under the bombs of the US. Following the sacred call, thousands of students of the school enlisted in the army, nearly 100 martyrs heroically sacrificed their lives to protect the Fatherland. Students graduated one after another in the warm feelings of teacher-student relationship, in the love and care of the people in the evacuation area... And they continued to write heroic pages of history following the previous generations, with names such as: Mr. Truong Dinh Tuyen (former member of the Party Central Committee, former Minister of Trade), Dr. Le Duc Thuy (member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the National Financial Supervision Committee), Professor Ha Huy Khoi, Professor Bach Hung Khang, Doctor - Hero of Labor Ha Van Le, teacher Pham Van Hung (direct teacher of Professor Ngo Bao Chau), Doctor, Hero of Labor Thai Minh Tan (General Director of VTC Company - Vietnam Television Station),...

The country was unified, teachers and students of Huynh Thuc Khang High School continued to strive to compete in teaching well - studying well, promoting the achievements in the new conditions and achieved many successes. Teachers and students taught, studied and built a new school, participated in overcoming and healing the wounds of war, rebuilding Vinh City, writing more pages of the school's traditional history.

Over 95 years of construction and development, from this school, there are nearly 50 people who are senior leaders of the Party and State, from Politburo members, Party Central Committee members, Ministers, Deputy Ministers, Provincial Party Secretaries, Provincial Chairmen, military generals, many Labor Heroes, People's Armed Forces Heroes, People's Teachers, People's Doctors, hundreds of famous scientists, writers, poets, musicians, thousands of professors, doctors, talented businessmen, more than 25,000 people with university and post-graduate degrees working in various fields, whose names have become a source of pride not only for the school but also for the whole country.

Compete to teach well, learn well

Promoting the tradition of good teaching - good learning, in recent years, the school has always promoted the emulation movement "Two Good", focusing on implementing innovation in teaching methods. To have good teaching hours, during the school year, professional groups conduct inspections, examinations, teaching conferences, competitions for good teachers at the school level, teaching illustrations and studying lessons to draw experiences to improve the effectiveness of teaching hours. Every year, 4 - 9 SKKN are recognized at the industry level, many SKKN are recognized at the provincial level, are excellent units in high schools, have 4 products won prizes in the provincial self-made teaching aid competition.

In addition, the school also creates conditions for staff and teachers to participate in studying to improve their professional qualifications and skills. In the past 5 years, 1 comrade completed the Advanced Political Theory class, 5 comrades completed the graduate program, 4 comrades completed the 2nd degree in English. Currently, the school has 100% of staff and teachers with qualified qualifications, of which 48 comrades have a master's degree, 1 comrade is doing a PhD, many comrades are studying for a master's degree.

The late Associate Professor Ninh Viet Giao was a teacher at Vinh National School.

Many teachers were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Prime Minister and the “Education Talent Development Fund” and were honored as “Outstanding Teachers of Nghe An Province for the first time”; many cadres and teachers were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Minister of Education and Training, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, Vietnam Education Trade Union, Provincial Labor Federation, Director of the Department of Education and Training, etc.

Along with the emulation of good teaching, the school has launched a movement of emulation of good learning among students with preliminary and final summaries, emulation classifications, timely encouragement and rewards, creating a learning atmosphere. In addition to focusing on the quality of teaching and learning, the school also pays attention to organizing other educational activities such as: extracurricular education, collective education, teaching and disseminating the law, career guidance, vocational training, extracurricular activities, study tours, arts, sports, organizing extracurricular learning well... to improve the quality of comprehensive education for students, training life skills for students.

Every year, the high school graduation rate is 100%, the rate of good and excellent graduation is high. The number of students passing the university entrance exam is increasing: From 2010 to 2012, it reached nearly 90%, from 2013 to 2015, it reached over 90%, of which 20 students with high scores were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee (from 2012 to 2015), 132 students were awarded provincial excellent students, of which many students were awarded Certificates of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, in the 2011-2012 school year and the 11th grade team in the 2013-2014 school year led the whole province. 10 students won prizes in the national IOE exam, 1 student won a prize in the English Math competition in Hanoi, 33 students won prizes in the provincial IOE exam, 9 students won the Nghe An Physics Olympiad; 1 student won a prize at the National Phu Dong Sports Festival. Annual academic performance ranking: Excellent is over 15%, good is over 70%, average is under 5%, poor is under 0.5%. Number of students with good and fair conduct is over 98%. The rate of poor students is decreasing.

Former students visit school.

The school always focuses on promoting comprehensive education, ethics, lifestyle, and life skills for students. Actively educates students on the tradition of remembering the source of water when drinking. Organizes for students to visit and study local historical sites (Nghe An Soviet Museum, Uncle Ho's hometown, Dong Loc T-junction, visit the tomb of General Vo Nguyen Giap...).

To improve the quality of teaching and learning, every year in addition to increasing the number of reference books, the school also invests in additional equipment for specialized rooms. The school has a modernly equipped Foreign Language classroom. The school's facilities are spacious, fully equipped with teaching equipment and tools, meeting the basic requirements of teaching and learning.

Since 2010, the school has built an additional 4-storey department building and renovated a number of other buildings.

The school's educational socialization work is carried out in accordance with strict procedures, gaining the trust of parents, who unanimously contribute to improving the school's facilities, gradually meeting the basic requirements for facilities of a national standard school.

Social work and charity are always of interest to the school. The school’s staff and teachers participate in contributing to all types of humanitarian and charity funds launched by the industry and locality.

The remarkable thing about Huynh Thuc Khang High School is that the results of the excellent student exams are always in the top of the province. The school is recognized as a national standard high school. It has been continuously awarded the title of advanced and excellent advanced school, and has been awarded many Certificates of Merit and Emulation Flags by the Prime Minister, the Minister of Education and Training, and the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. The school has been awarded the Labor Medal, the Independence Medal by the State, and especially Huynh Thuc Khang High School is the first school in Nghe An to be awarded the title of Labor Hero.

Cao Thanh Bao

Principal of Huynh Thuc Khang High School