Bill Text: TX HR400 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders on its selection as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-27 - Reported enrolled [HR400 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR400-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 400 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Margaret Talkington School for Young Women | ||
| Leaders in Lubbock has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon | ||
| School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created | ||
| by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses | ||
| that have demonstrated overall academic excellence or made notable | ||
| progress in improving outcomes among disadvantaged students; the | ||
| Talkington School was one of only 279 public schools nationwide to | ||
| have earned this impressive honor in 2016; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Established by the Young Women's Preparatory | ||
| Network in 2008, the school currently serves more than 400 students | ||
| in 6th through 12th grades in the Lubbock Independent School | ||
| District; ably led by principal Berta Fogerson, the school's | ||
| outstanding faculty and staff work tirelessly to foster a | ||
| tight-knit community and to promote high academic expectations; | ||
| initiatives such as the Big Sister, Little Sister mentoring program | ||
| create a comfortable, nurturing environment, while the curriculum | ||
| emphasizes college readiness with a focus on Advanced Placement | ||
| courses; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through their dedication and commitment to | ||
| excellence, the students, teachers, and administrators of the | ||
| Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders have built an | ||
| impressive record of scholastic achievement, and they may take | ||
| great pride in receiving the Blue Ribbon designation; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the Margaret Talkington School for | ||
| Young Women Leaders on its selection as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon | ||
| School and extend to all those associated with the institution | ||
| sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Burrows | ||
| Frullo | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 400 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 23, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
