Last Updated on Monday, 28 August 2017 11:08 Written by Phạm Thu Hường Saturday, 23 May 2015 13:51

After almost 3 months, Essay Game contest presented by HCMUS and Education USA received nearly 300 essays from over 50 high school throughout the nation. These essays are all about inspirational stories about teachers who made an impact on contestants’ lives.

In the 23th of May 2015 ITEC and Education USA orchestrated the Essay Game Award Ceremony with over 100 participants who are students, their parents and the representative from exemplary high schools .

The representative from high school receives awards from Mr. Vu Hai Quan, Vice Principle of HCMUS

In her speech, Ms. Malikat Rufai, Foreign Service Officer at U.S. Department of State, said: “ it is such an excited and heart touching feeling with I read all these essays about teachers, what you’ve performed is way beyond my expectation. Education always underpins and orientates us to a brighter path. How you’re inspired by the teachers is so beautiful”.

Top 3 candidates are being interviewed in the ceremony

The essay wins the price have to express the most honest emotion, express the feelings toward the writer’s teacher through compelling and comprehensive English.

The 1^st price: Ms. Nguyen Do Xuan Quynh, Long An Specialized and Gifted high school

The teacher that made the greatest impact on Quynh is Ms. Hoa, a retired physic teacher. Ms. Hoa helped her “come up with the right decision during the past 20 years. Thanks to the enlightens and encouragement from Ms. Hoa, Quynh stepped out of her shadow and kept moving forward to please others. Instead of regretting, Quynh did her best to overcome the most challenging contest in her life time and now she accomplished her childhood dream. The story is so compelling and Quynh emotions bring her a unanimous award.

The award includes an IPad mini 3, a souvenir from Education USA and a 50% scholarship if she intended on learning at ITEC – HCMUS.

 First Runner Up: Ms. Nguyen Phuong Ha, Le Hong Phong Specialized high school.

Phuong Ha wrote about Ms. Ngan, an English teacher from her 5^th grade. She was the one who guided Phuong Ha to the feminism. She strongly believes that she’s willing to stand up to fight for woman’s rights. Ms. Ngan also inspired her to have a solid mindset in the following years.

The first runner up price is an IPad Mini, a souvenir from Education USA and a 50% scholarship if she intended on learning at ITEC – HCMUS.

Second Runner Up: Pham Gia Han and Luong Van Truong Vu, Le Hong Phong Specialized high school.

The award includes an IPod nano, a souvenir from Education USA and a 50% scholarship if she intended on learning at ITEC – HCMUS.

We are sincerely thankful for the participation from all of the students and we promise that there will be more and more competitions like this in the following years.