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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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 | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 6, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |