Female student won second prize in national excellent student competition to give to her martyr father

Her father died while on duty when Cao Diem Quynh was in 4th grade. Overcoming the shock of her first year, Quynh was determined and tried hard to study well. She just won the second prize in the national geography contest and dedicated it to her martyr father.

Female student Cao Diem Quynh, Lam Son High School for the Gifted ( Thanh Hoa ), just won second prize in the national excellent student contest in geography - Photo: HA DONG

Upon hearing that Cao Diem Quynh, a grade 11 student majoring in geography at Lam Son High School for the Gifted (Thanh Hoa province), won second prize in geography at the national excellent student competition for the 2024-2025 school year, Quynh's relatives came to congratulate the family, making the house of the mother and child in Thu Hao neighborhood, Quang Cu ward, Sam Son city warmer on a cold winter day.

Martyr's child determined to go to specialized school

Quynh's father, Lieutenant Colonel Cao Dang Cuong - who was a political commissar of Yen Khuong Border Post, under the Thanh Hoa Border Guard Command - died while helping people prevent floods and storms on October 10, 2017 in Yen Khuong commune, Lang Chanh mountainous district (Thanh Hoa).

The day her father died, Quynh was in 4th grade. Quynh's memories of her soldier father are the trips he made to visit his family and encourage his daughter to study.

The pain of losing her father gradually subsided. Quynh threw herself into studying hard to be a source of encouragement for her mother. Quynh's academic results made her mother happy when her father was no longer around, helping her shed less tears in life.

In grade 9 at Nguyen Hong Le Secondary School, Sam Son City, Quynh won third prize in geography at the provincial level excellent student contest. In grade 11 at Lam Son High School for the Gifted, Quynh won first prize in geography at the provincial level excellent student contest.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hanh (left) always encourages and is proud of her daughter's academic results - Photo: HA DONG

Sharing her study secret, Quynh smiled: "My father is a soldier, often away from home, my mother sells goods at the market, so from a young age I had to study independently.

In addition to learning knowledge in class from teachers' lectures, I study by myself and ask for more documents to review at home.

The year I took the entrance exam to grade 10, specializing in geography at Lam Son High School for the Gifted, I mainly studied at home and rarely took extra classes outside.

Father's dream of following his military career

Returning from the national excellent student exam, Quynh is focusing on reviewing knowledge of combined subjects to enter the second semester of grade 11 and prepare for grade 12 with many exams ahead.

According to Quynh, since the day her father died, her dream of following in his footsteps in the military has motivated her to study even better. Quynh has an older brother who is also serving in the Thanh Hoa Border Guard.

"I respectfully dedicate the second prize of national excellent student to my father, because I know he still follows my studies. The path to the military school gate is difficult, with many challenges ahead, but I will try to study well to fulfill my father's dream of entering the military. I would like to thank the teachers who taught and trained me to get the results I have today" - Quynh confided.

Female student Cao Diem Quynh won second prize in the national excellent student contest to give to her martyr father - Photo: HA DONG

Teacher Hoang Ngoc Tuyen - homeroom teacher of the geography class at Lam Son High School for the Gifted - said Quynh is a student full of determination and willpower, and has special circumstances as her father passed away early.

Quynh always impresses others with her perseverance and determination to overcome herself.

"In class, Quynh always shows her ability to overcome difficulties, becoming a shining example for other students to follow. It is this quality that has helped her achieve excellent results, including second prize in the national geography competition. I believe that with perseverance and passion, Quynh will reap even more success in the future" - Mr. Tuyen shared.

Thanh Hoa is in the top 6 provinces and cities with the highest number of national prizes in the country.

According to the Thanh Hoa Department of Education and Training, in the recently held national high school excellent student exam for the 2024-2025 school year, the province had 90 students participating in the exam, of which 77 students won prizes, reaching a rate of 85.5%.

With this result, Thanh Hoa is in the top 6 provinces and cities with the highest results in the country.

Among the 77 prizes, there were 4 first prizes in math, geography, and English; 19 second prizes, 32 third prizes, and 22 consolation prizes. After many years, the Thanh Hoa province student delegation achieved high results in math with 10/10 students winning prizes, including 2 first prizes, 3 second prizes, 4 third prizes, and 1 consolation prize.

Of the 77 prizes, Lam Son High School for the Gifted won 74 prizes; the remaining 3 prize-winning students were from Ham Rong High School, Thanh Hoa City; Tinh Gia 2 High School, Nghi Son Town won the encouragement prize in chemistry; Quang Xuong 1 High School won the third prize in information technology.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/nu-sinh-gianh-giai-nhi-hoc-sinh-gioi-quoc-gia-tang-nguoi-cha-liet-si-20250124080223954.htm