Bill Text: TX SR313 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders for being named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [SR313 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR313-Enrolled.html
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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 United States Department of Education in 1982 to | ||
| recognize campuses that have demonstrated overall academic | ||
| excellence or have 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; 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 Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| 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 a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the school as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Perry | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 6, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
