More than 500 students nationwide compete in beautiful handwriting

The "Vietnamese Beautiful Calligraphy Contest - 2nd time" was organized by Tien Phong Joint Stock Company in collaboration with Thanh Chuong Company Limited and the Vietnamese Beautiful Calligraphy Club in Hanoi recently.

The contest launched in November 2024 with the theme “My Dream” attracted more than 100,000 entries from students in grades 1 to 5 from 57 provinces and cities across the country. Notably, among the more than 100,000 entries submitted from the qualifying round, there were thousands of entries from students in remote areas and students in difficult circumstances.

In the final round, the contestants take the test, then the judges mark the test on the spot to select the best entries and award prizes.

Mr. Bui Van Phuong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tien Phong Joint Stock Company, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest, said that more than 5 months ago, the Organizing Committee started the contest with the simple belief that cultivating each beautiful stroke of handwriting would sow the seeds of perseverance, the beginning of the habit of living carefully, responsibly and loving beauty.

Organizing Committee representative awarded prizes to the winning contestants.

The contest received a lot of entries, which not only speaks to its scale, but also speaks to the love of teachers, parents and students across the country for writing and school culture.

“Whether your name is on the award list or not, you are all winners because you have conquered yourself, persistently trained, written dreams, kind and beautiful things with your own hands,” Mr. Phuong said, hoping that the contest is not only a meaningful playground for students but also a journey to nurture good habits, helping them to persevere and have the spirit to rise up in life.

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded 5 First prizes, each worth 10 million VND, gifts and certificates to the contestants:

• Tran Bao Tram, student of class 3A, Yen Quang Primary School, Ninh Binh province;
• Bui Phuong Trinh, 4A student, Yen Quang Primary School, Ninh Binh province;
• Pham Huy Hoang, 5A student, Cat Thanh Town Primary School, Nam Dinh province;
• Nguyen Ngoc Phu Bao, student of class 2E, Tan An Primary School, Bac Giang province;
• Luong Thanh Thao, class 1C, Tan Phong Primary and Secondary School, Vinh Phuc province.

The contestants won first prize in this year's handwriting contest.

The Organizing Committee awarded 10 Second prizes, each worth 3 million VND, gifts and certificates to the contestants:

• Do Thi Hoai An, Quang Minh Primary School (Bac Ninh);
• Pham Mai Lam Dan, Chien Thang Primary School (Thai Nguyen);
• Quach Tran Trung, Yen Quang Primary School (Ninh Binh);
• Giang Bao Nhi, An Hung Primary School (Hanoi);
• Bui Khanh Du, Yen Quang Primary School (Ninh Binh);
• Pham Thi Ngoc Lan, Cat Thanh Town Primary School (Nam Dinh);
• Dang Khanh Quynh, Nghi Phu 2 Primary School (Nghe An);
• Tran Pham Gia Linh, Phu Kiet Primary School (Tien Giang);
• Nguyen Ngoc Anh Thu, Dinh Tien Hoang Primary School (Phu Tho);
• Nguyen Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Du Primary School (Hai Phong).

In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded 12 Third prizes, 20 Fourth prizes and 453 Encouragement prizes; Media prizes, local prizes and prizes for students in especially difficult circumstances.

The total value of the contest is up to more than 500 million VND to encourage and motivate the training and efforts of young students nationwide.

Mr. Phan Van Cuong, Director of Thanh Chuong Company Limited, Chairman of the Vietnamese Calligraphy Club, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest shared that to ensure fairness and objectivity for the contestants' exams, the Organizing Committee selected teachers working at primary schools nationwide as well as the Vietnamese Calligraphy Club to judge from the preliminary round to the final round.

"The contest requires contestants to focus on writing standard letters, not accepting creative entries with embellished, twisted, curved, or stylized strokes. This shows that although students practice their handwriting, it is only at a basic level, without having to practice stylized letters according to teachers' instructions, which takes a lot of time. In addition, a properly written essay is simply presented on paper, without being framed, causing expense and waste for families and society," Mr. Cuong added.

Minh Khoi

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hon-500-hoc-sinh-ca-nuoc-tranh-tai-viet-chu-dep-ar938861.html