Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper donates bicycles to students at 2 special schools in Long An

On September 6, the People's Committee of Long An province held the inauguration ceremony and opening ceremony of the 2024-2025 school year at Vo Van Tan High School, Duc Hoa Dong commune, Duc Hoa district, Long An province.

Vo Van Tan High School is built on an area of ​​about 3 hectares. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Truong Tan Sang, former President; Mr. Truong Hoa Binh, former Politburo member, former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government; Mr. Nguyen Van Phuc, Deputy Minister of Education and Training ; Mr. Nguyen Van Duoc - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Long An province; Mr. Mai Van Nhieu, Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Long An province...

Vo Van Tan High School is built on an area of ​​about 3 hectares, including 28 classrooms, 18 functional rooms, offices, library and other auxiliary works, ensuring the learning of about 2,025 students.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Pham Tan Hoa, Vice Chairman of Long An Provincial People's Committee, said Duc Hoa is a district in the province's key industrial development area. Currently, the district's population is over 420,000 people.

According to the planning data by 2030, the district is expected to have about 450,000 people and by 2045, the district is expected to have about 600,000 people.

With the above population size, it is expected that by 2030, the district will need to invest in building 9 more schools and by 2050, the district will need to build 18 more schools.

Therefore, the inauguration and operation of Vo Van Tan High School is of great significance. Because the school's operation not only solves the difficulty in school facilities serving local children, but also aims to build a school that meets national standards, contributing to improving the qualityof education in the district in conjunction with implementing the criteria for building new rural areas and civilized urban areas in a sustainable manner.

Former President Truong Tan Sang (right cover) and Secretary of Long An Provincial Party Committee present flowers to the unit that sponsored the construction of Vo Van Tan High School. Photo: Long An Newspaper

Notably, Vo Van Tan High School is the second school in the country (after Sakura Montessori Ha Dong Kindergarten) to be granted the EDGE Green Building Certificate. The issuing unit is the International Finance Corporation - a member of the World Bank Group.

"On behalf of the leaders of Long An province, I acknowledge and commend the consensus of the people whose land was recovered; together with the joint efforts and solidarity of the cadres and people of Duc Hoa district to build and quickly complete the modern school, named after Vo Van Tan - a typical revolutionary leader of the Party and the Vietnamese revolution" - Mr. Pham Tan Hoa emphasized.

Former Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and representatives of Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper presented bicycles to students of Vo Van Tan High School. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

On this occasion, the "Scholarship Program to support ethnic minority and poor students" received and managed by the Lao Dong Newspaper presented 20 bicycles to 20 students of Vo Van Tan High School who are in difficult circumstances and have strived to study well.

Former President Truong Tan Sang handed the torch to Principal of Vo Van Tan High School. Photo: Long An Newspaper

In addition, the family of former President Truong Tan Sang also awarded 20 scholarships to 20 students of the school with difficult circumstances.

Performance by students of Nguyen Trung Truc High School. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

Previously, on the afternoon of September 5, at Nguyen Trung Truc High School (Ben Luc district, Long An province), the opening ceremony of the new school year 2024-2025 took place.

Long An Provincial Party Secretary reads a letter from General Secretary and President To Lam to teachers, students and pupils on the occasion of the new school year. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

At the ceremony, Long An Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Van Duoc read a letter from General Secretary and President To Lam to teachers, students and pupils on the occasion of the new school year.

Mr. Dam Van Tuyen, Principal of Nguyen Trung Truc High School, said that this is the second school year that Nguyen Trung Truc High School has been in operation. In the first school year 2023-2024, despite many difficulties, the school has strived to complete its tasks excellently.

With an innovative mindset and not afraid of change, the school's leadership and teachers set the goal of building a happy school and developing the school in the province's high-quality direction.

Long An Provincial Party Secretary and Ben Luc district leaders awarded prizes to students with excellent achievements in study and sports. Photo: Long An Newspaper

In the last school year, 94% of students had good and excellent academic performance; 99% of students had good and excellent training; 100% of students graduated from high school grade 12; 1 third prize in the national competition for excellent students in cultural subjects; 1 consolation prize in the national youth IT competition; 3 students participated in the national Phu Dong Sports Festival and won 1 Silver Medal (team) and 2 Bronze Medals (individual swimming)...

Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper donated 20 bicycles to students of Nguyen Trung Truc High School. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

At the opening ceremony, the "Scholarship Program to support ethnic minority and poor students" awarded 20 bicycles to 20 students of Nguyen Trung Truc High School.

Principal of Nguyen Trung Truc High School beats the drum to open the school year. Photo: QUANG TRUONG

Nguyen Trung Truc High School and Vo Van Tan High School were funded by former President Truong Tan Sang from Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) and MikGroup Vietnam Corporation with a total construction cost of about 300 billion VND.

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