(HBO) – The one we want to talk about is Ha Hai Yen, a student of class 12B (2014 – 2017 term) at the Ethnic Boarding School of Hoa Binh province. She was the monitor for three years at the high school with outstanding academic achievements.




Ha Hai Yen, student of class 12B (2014 – 2017 term) at the Ethnic Boarding School of Hoa Binh province, has always set a good example in all activities at school.

Yen is the oldest child in a family with two girls in Bach 2 hamlet, Lung Van commune, Tan Lac district. Her mother is a teacher at Lung Van primary and junior high school, and her father works at Quyet Chien primary and junior high school. Yen had to stay with her grandparents, away from her home when she went to the first grade at the primary school in Dich Giao commune. Then, she studied at the Ethnic Boarding School of Tan Lac district. At the school, she learnt about and nurture her dream of studying at the Ethnic Boarding School of Hoa Binh province, where President Ho Chi Minh visited. She tried her best and passed an entrance exam in 2014. With 39.25 points, she ranked second in the class for gifted students in literature.

With the motto "Keep trying the best, never regret”, she was an excellent students for all three senior high-school years with the point average of 8.5 and above in all six semesters. Being selected for the school’s gifted team in geography, Yen studied hard and won first and second prizes at the provincial contests for gifted students in geography at Grades 11 and 12, respectively.

She was honoured for her outstanding academic achievements by the provincial Department of Education and Training twice. At the high school graduation examination, she scored 31 (including bonus point) and was admitted into the Orientalism Faculty of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in which she scored 10 in geography. "Now I have a chance to realise my dream of getting a scholarship to Japan”, Yen said excitingly.

She underlined the need for self-study, saying that she listened carefully to her teachers at schools, and studied from 7 – 11 pm and woke up at 5am to study at home. 

Yen also actively joined extracurricular activities at schools. She helped two friends, who had no good academic performance in her class, improve in their studies and be admitted into universities.

According to Yen, she gained life skills and confidence from collective 

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