Proud of Nguyen Xuan On High School

(Baonghean) - In 2016, the Dien Chau high school named after the cultural and historical celebrity, Dr. Nguyen Xuan On, turned 70 years old. The journey of more than half a decade has marked the tireless efforts of the school's leadership, teachers and generations of students. Since then, it has added to the richness of achievements of one of the schools with the longest tradition in the land of learning in Nghe An.

Nguyen Xuan On High School on school festival day. Photo: Anh Tuan

Along with Vinh National School (currently Huynh Thuc Khang High School), Nguyen Xuan On High School is the oldest school in Nghe An province. The school was established right after the victory of the August Revolution in 1945 when the whole country was in the midst of a popular education movement to push back illiteracy in response to the call of President Ho Chi Minh.

The school was first established in the So Temple area, the center of Dien Chau district. Although there were only 2 first-year classes with about 80 students, they had to study "temporarily" with Tri Duc Primary School, the only primary school in Dien Chau district at that time.

Being born in such a situation, it is difficult to tell all the hardships and shortages. But thanks to the dedication of the principal, Mr. Cao Xuan Huy, and the teachers, in just a few years the school has rapidly developed in quantity and affirmed its quality.

4 years after the first opening day, the school had 13 classes with 540 students and was the "common home" of many classes of students from Dien Chau, Quynh Luu, Yen Thanh, Nghia Dan districts... in the Northern and Northwestern regions of Nghe An.

During the development process, the school went through many different stages. One of the milestones marking the school's activities was in 1950 when, during the first educational reform, the school was nationalized and became Dien Chau Secondary School (including grades 5, 6, 7).

In the 1954-1955 school year, the school added an 8th grade class (high school level). Established during the resistance war against the French, teaching and learning conditions were very difficult, but teachers and students of the school always promoted the spirit of self-reliance, self-strengthening, overcoming all hardships, and completing tasks well.

During the time when everything was for the front line, hundreds of students and teachers of the school also voluntarily put down their pens and went to war. In the midst of the bombs and bullets, the difficulties and hardships were so great, but what the school was always proud of was that its achievements were always maintained.

At the end of the 1967-1968 school year, the school was awarded the noble title of "School of 5 Bests" by the Nghe An Education Department: best in the rate of students passing the 10th grade graduation exam, best in the rate of students passing the university entrance exam and choosing to study abroad, best in cultural supplementary work, best in labor and combat service achievements and best in the "Singing Overwhelms the Sound of Bombs" art movement.

These important achievements are also the basis for the school to continue to improve in the following years and for many consecutive years it has been one of the leading flags of the provincial education sector. In addition to the stable quality of the general education sector, for many years, the school has had the number of excellent students at the provincial level ranked first or second in the province. The rate of students graduating and passing the university entrance exams is always among the top in the high school system.

This school has also left its mark on many generations of excellent teachers, always devoted to the cause of education such as Professor Phan Ngoc, Professor Cao Xuan Hao, Professor Thai Chi, Mr. Cao Xuan Huy, Mr. Nguyen Nghia Nguyen, Mr. Pham Nhuong, Ms. Nguyen Thi Han, Mr. Phan Huy Dinh, Mr. Tran Nguyen Tien, Mr. Cao Huu Ngai, Mr. Nguyen Khai, Ms. Tran Thi Bich Diep.

Besides, there are also many excellent students who have grown up under the guidance of teachers, many of whom are now professors, doctors, engineers, holding important positions in many important fields.

Practical class of students at Nguyen Xuan On High School. Photo: Tran Canh Yen

Currently, Nguyen Xuan On High School has gathered a team of excellent, disciplined and well-organized teachers with 100% of the staff, teachers and employees having university degrees. Among them, there is 1 teacher preparing to defend his doctoral thesis, 34/84 teachers have master's degrees, 34 teachers have been recognized as good teachers at the provincial level.

The facilities are increasingly supplemented and enhanced with many fully equipped and modern classrooms and specialized rooms. The school campus is friendly, clean and beautiful. The school size is always stable with 39 classes and nearly 1,600 students.

In particular, the school always focuses on the quality of teaching and learning. In recent years, the school has always been in the top of the province in terms of results in excellent student exams, graduation exams, and university entrance exams with high scores. In addition, many students have participated in the national excellent student competition team such as Chu Quang Huy, Thai Thi Hoang Ha... Many students have participated in the provincial Physics Olympiad and the online English Olympiad and won high prizes.

In the 2014-2015 school year, Nguyen Thi Minh Chi scored 29.25 points in the National High School Exam and was one of the two students with the highest scores in the A group in the country, honored by the Ministry of Education and Training. In addition, the school's students actively participate in cultural, artistic, sports and playground movements organized by the Education sector, bringing many outstanding achievements to the school.

70 years of construction and growth, with the achievements achieved today, according to teacher Phan Thi Thu Huong - Principal of the school, it is the result of a process of continuous efforts of many generations of teachers and students of the school, the tradition of good teaching, good learning, the attention and trust of industry leaders and authorities at all levels...

The achievements are also the strength and the ever-flowing source for the school to continue to grow and achieve more in the future, worthy of the trust of the majority of parents, students and the education sector of the province.

My Ha