Bill Text: VA HJR1042 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Bayside High School.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-2)
Status: (Passed) 2019-02-21 - Bill text as passed House and Senate (HJ1042ER) [HJR1042 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2019-HJR1042-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Bayside High School, an outstanding public school in Virginia Beach, has helped students grow and develop academically and socially for 55 years; and
WHEREAS, Bayside High School opened in 1964 with N. W. Morris as the first principal and eighth, ninth, and tenth graders in attendance; and
WHEREAS, Bayside High School has given generations of Virginia Beach students the tools to achieve success in higher education and their careers and to become responsible citizens of the Commonwealth and a global society; and
WHEREAS, Bayside High School meets the challenges of serving an ethnically and socio-economically diverse community to achieve its mission and provides a variety of opportunities for its students; since 2002 the fully accredited school has been home to the Health Sciences Academy; and
WHEREAS, Bayside High School has fulfilled its mission through the hard work of its faculty, administrators, and staff, as well as the support of parents, families, local partners, and community members; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Bayside High School on the occasion of its 55th anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Bayside High School as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the school's commitment to academic excellence and service to the Virginia Beach community.