National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (second, right) presents the first-class Labour Order to the Nguyen Duy Trinh High School on May 1. (Photo: VNA) Recalling the school’s history,Rector Hoang Thi Kim Lien said the school was initially named the Nghi Loc HighSchool and was renamed in 2011 after late Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Duy Trinh - an eminent leaderof the Party and revolution of Vietnam, an excellent diplomat, and a loyaldisciple of late President Ho Chi Minh.
She noted throughout its 60-year history,thousands of the school’s students left for battlefields, with over 200 of themlaying down their lives for the sake of the Fatherland’s independenceand freedom. Many others have become senior leaders of the Party and State, generalsin armed forces, scientists, technicians, teachers, writers, poets, artists, orsuccessful entrepreneurs and skilled workers.
On behalf of Party and State leaders,NA Chairman Hue presented the first-class Labour Order to the school and scholarshipsto 60 disadvantaged students with outstanding academic results. This is thesecond time the school has been bestowed with the first-class Labour Order.
On this occasion, the school and manyof its teachers were also honoured with merit certificates by the Nghe Anadministration and the Ministry of Education and Training.
The Fund for the Poor of Nghe Anpresented gifts to disadvantaged students while the provincial Department ofEducation and Training donated 100 million VND (over 4,300 USD) to the school’seducation promotion fund. The Sun Group also donated 10 billion VND to help improveschool infrastructure./.
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