On the morning of September 9, the launching ceremony of the National Contest "With the German-American & O'Food, becoming a 13th grade cook" - 11th, 2025 took place at Cau Giay Secondary School (Yen Hoa Ward, Hanoi). The contest was jointly organized by the Vietnam Olympic Committee, Sports and Life Magazine and Trang Nguyen Cultural - Education and Communication Joint Stock Company.
The event marks the journey of more than a decade of this intellectual playground accompanying millions of secondary school students across the country.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Huu Phuoc - Editor-in-Chief of Sports and Life Magazine, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest - said that after more than 10 successful seasons, the contest has become an educational - cultural event eagerly awaited by teachers, parents and students across the country, contributing to spreading the spirit of studiousness and arousing a passion for knowledge.
"Many faces that have shined in this playground have matured, achieved excellent results in their studies and lives, becoming a living proof of the value that the competition brings" - he expressed.

Speaking in response to the contest, Mr. Luu Van Thong - Principal of Cau Giay Secondary School (Hanoi) - emphasized that the contest is not only a playground for intelligence but also an opportunity for students to demonstrate their abilities, bravery and creativity. Not only finding the most outstanding faces, the contest also creates a learning environment, helping students practice confidence and solidarity.
Teacher Luu Van Thong believes that through this playground, the school will discover more outstanding faces, making the school's tradition of studiousness famous.
At the Launching Ceremony, 6 outstanding students of Cau Giay Secondary School (Hanoi) participated in the behavioral competition. The students took turns directly answering questions given by the Jury.
The questions were raised widely in many areas such as culture, history, ethics, friendship, schools... These are all familiar topics, relevant to the age of junior high school students, but still have a certain difficulty, requiring thinking ability and synthesis ability.


With high openness, questions not only require knowledge in books but also require students to have capital of knowledge from real life, the ability to reason, multi-dimensional thinking, and confidence and the ability to present to the crowd.
Faced with these challenges, the students showed their confidence and fully answered the questions raised by the judges. Many students impressed with sharp arguments, creative perceptions and their own courage, showing outstanding development potential right from the age of High School.
At the end of the competitions, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to outstanding students in the "13th grade" contest at Cau Giay Secondary School, with the titles of nguyen Tam - Bao Dai - Tham Hoa.
In parallel with being held at typical schools, the "13-year-old age group" contest also deploys online competitions and is published in newspapers, creating opportunities for a large number of students across the country to participate.
Since 2021, the national final round has been filmed and broadcast on VTV3, VTV2 of Vietnam Television. This year, after the preliminary round, the 100 best contestants will compete in the National Final.
This year's final award structure includes: 01 Star Award, 01 label Award, 02 Guard Award, 04 Meritorious Police Award and many Encouragement Awards.