First Prize awarded to 5 excellent students at the 2nd Vietnamese Handwriting Contest

On the same morning, more than 500 excellent candidates from provinces and cities nationwide participated in the final round of the "Vietnamese Beautiful Handwriting - 2nd time" contest. Here, candidates took the test, then the jury graded the test on the spot to select the best writings and award prizes.

More than 500 excellent candidates from provinces and cities nationwide participated in the final round of the "Vietnamese Beautiful Handwriting - 2nd time" contest held at Cao Ba Quat Primary School, Gia Lam District (Hanoi).

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

Mr. Bui Van Phuong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tien Phong Joint Stock Company, Head of the contest organizing committee.

It is touching that from a small initial idea, the contest received so many entries. That not only speaks to the 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, and written dreams, kind and beautiful things with your own hands,” said Mr. Phuong.

Mr. Phuong hopes 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.

Candidates receive "rain of awards"

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

Five candidates from elementary schools received first prize in this year's competition.

Tran Bao Tram, a 3A student at Yen Quang Primary School, Ninh Binh province.

Student Bui Phuong Trinh, class 4A, Yen Quang Primary School, Ninh Binh province.

Pham Huy Hoang, 5A student, Cat Thanh Town Primary School, Nam Dinh province.

Nguyen Ngoc Phu Bao, a student of class 2E, Tan An Primary School, Bac Giang province.

Student Luong Thanh Thao, class 1C, Tan Phong Primary and Secondary School, Vinh Phuc province.

The Organizing Committee awarded 10 Second Prizes, each worth 3 million VND, gifts and certificates to the following 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).

10 students received second prize in the competition.

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.

This can be considered a competition with a "rain of prizes" with 1013 prizes worth a total of more than 500 million VND to encourage and motivate the training and efforts of young students nationwide.

This can be considered a contest with "award rain" with 1013 prizes worth a total of more than 500 million VND.

According to the Organizing Committee, the "Vietnamese Beautiful Calligraphy - 2nd time" contest launched in November 2024 with the theme "My Dream" attracted more than 100,000 entries from students from grades 1 to 5 from 57 provinces and cities across the country.

Notably, among more than 100,000 entries sent in from the qualifying round, there were thousands of entries from students in remote areas and students with difficult circumstances.

In each essay, students not only demonstrate their ability to write correctly and beautifully, but also convey their pure thoughts and simple, profound dreams about their families, teachers, hometowns, countries and themselves.

The spirit of this calligraphy contest is: "Practice handwriting - cultivate character".

The neat and tidy handwriting carries the breath of perseverance, practice and love of language as the spirit of the contest wants to aim for: "Practice handwriting - practice character".

Practice handwriting without making it difficult for students

Mr. Phan Van Cuong, Director of Thanh Chuong Company Limited, Chairman of the Vietnamese Handwriting Club, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of the "Vietnamese Handwriting - 2nd time" 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 Handwriting Club to judge from the preliminary round to the final round.

The articles are carefully judged and selected based on criteria of accuracy, aesthetics, layout, ability to express content according to the topic and emotions conveyed through handwriting.

Mr. Phan Van Cuong, Director of Thanh Chuong Company Limited (far right) gives gifts to teachers.

"A special feature of this contest is that contestants are required to focus on writing standard handwriting, not accepting creative entries with painted, twisted, curved, or stylized strokes. This shows that although students practice handwriting, it is only at a basic level, without having to practice stylized handwriting according to teachers' instructions, which takes a lot of time. In addition, the correct writing is simply expressed on paper, not framed, causing expense and waste for families and society," said Mr. Cuong.

500 contestants attended the final round of the competition held that morning.

Attending the final round of the contest, the mother of contestant Luong Tuan Binh, a student at Iris Primary - Secondary - High School (Thai Nguyen) said that her son used to have bad and careless handwriting, so she patiently taught him to write beautifully. After a while, his handwriting gradually improved.

Mom let me compare the previous and later pages, I noticed that my handwriting was beautiful and clean, and was praised by the teacher, so I was very excited. Participating in the contest was also a playground, an opportunity for me to experience and interact with friends.

According to the Organizing Committee of the "Vietnamese Beautiful Handwriting - 2nd time" contest, aiming to create a meaningful playground for primary school students nationwide, contestants participate completely free of charge.

Ha Linh - Duy Pham

Source: https://tienphong.vn/trao-giai-nhat-cho-5-hoc-sinh-xuat-sac-tai-cuoc-thi-chu-dep-viet-lan-2-post1735177.tpo