Heaven rewards diligence. After half a century's unremitting efforts, since 1989, 16 has been ranked first in all counties and cities in the city. The champion of Shandong College Entrance Examination, the champion of Dezhou College Entrance Examination, the first prize winner of the National Bio-Olympics and the first prize winner of the National Innovation Composition Grand Prix were all born in No.2 Middle School. Zhang Chengxian, former vice minister of the Ministry of Education, Zhao Zhihao, former director of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress, Wang Junmin, vice governor, Huang Sheng, secretary of the municipal party committee, and Sun Yongchun, mayor, came to the school to inspect and guide the work. The school has been rated as the first batch of standardized schools, advanced units for teaching and educating people, advanced units for spiritual civilization, advanced grass-roots party organizations, advanced units for youth work, advanced units for democratic management, advanced units for popularizing education and advanced collectives for building teachers' morality. It is praised by the society as "a window school in northwest Shandong".
Now, more than 7000 teachers and students in No.2 Middle School are fighting high spirits and making progress. In the tide of educational reform, they braved the wind and waves and set sail.