Bill Text: IN HR0045 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizing the National Guard Patriot Academy.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 10-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-05 - First reading: adopted voice vote [HR0045 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HR0045-Introduced.html
A HOUSE RESOLUTION recognizing the National
Guard Patriot Academy.
Whereas, The National Guard Patriot Academy is a
National Guard Bureau pilot program to offer qualified high
school dropouts an opportunity to join the National Guard,
earn their high school diploma, and give back to the
community;
Whereas, Accredited by the Indiana State Board of
Education as a freeway high school, the Patriot Academy is the
first and only accredited high school for soldiers run by any
branch of the United States Armed Forces;
Whereas, The Patriot Academy is a residential facility that
can house up to 250 students, and the academy is located at the
Muscatatuck Urban Training Center in Butlerville, where
students focus on academics, military training, and community
service;
Whereas, The length of the stay at the Patriot Academy
varies from student to student depending on the number of
credits necessary to meet Indiana graduation requirements;
Whereas, The Academy opened in the summer of 2009 and
graduated its first senior class in 2010, with most students
earning a General or Core-40 Diploma;
Whereas, The academic program at the Patriot Academy is
a combination of instruction by on-site, licensed teachers and
distance learning;
Whereas, Through the Patriot Academy, the military is
helping to reduce the growing number of high school dropouts
by offering those young people who drop out of a more
traditional school a second chance to succeed; and
Whereas, The National Guard Patriot Academy offers its
students an opportunity to be better prepared to meet the
challenges of military and civilian life: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives acknowledges the opportunities the National Guard Patriot Academy has extended to its students and urges the academy to continue to develop and expand the academy's curriculum.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of Representatives transmit copies of this resolution to Commandant Lieutenant Colonel William (Kenny) Freeman, Jr.
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