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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 831 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators Davenport of the 44th and James of the 35th |
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| 4 | 4 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 5 | 5 | | Recognizing Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia, on the occasion of its |
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| 7 | 7 | | Centennial Celebration, 1924-2024; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Booker T. Washington High School is a public high school in Atlanta, Georgia,3 |
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| 9 | 9 | | which opened in September 1924 under the auspices of the Atlanta Board of Education. It4 |
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| 10 | 10 | | was the first public high school for African Americans in the Atlanta Public Schools System5 |
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| 11 | 11 | | and the State of Georgia; and6 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, this historic institution was named for one of the foremost African American7 |
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| 13 | 13 | | educators of the late 19th and early 20th centuries; educator, author, and orator Booker T.8 |
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| 14 | 14 | | Washington, who was born into slavery and rose to prominence as the first leader of the new9 |
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| 15 | 15 | | Tuskegee Institute in 1881. He played a dominant role in Black politics; was co-founder of10 |
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| 16 | 16 | | the National Negro Business League; and was so acclaimed as a public leader that the period11 |
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| 17 | 17 | | from 1880 to 1915 has been called the "Age of Booker T. Washington"; and12 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, the high school is the site of the only exact replica of the original bronze13 |
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| 19 | 19 | | "Booker T. Washington Lifting the Veil of Ignorance" monument, which is at Tuskegee14 |
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| 20 | 20 | | University in Alabama and was erected at the high school's entrance in 1927. The statue of15 |
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| 21 | 21 | | S. R. 831 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Booker T. Washington has the inscription, "He lifted the veil of ignorance from his people |
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| 25 | 25 | | and pointed the way to progress through education and industry"; and17 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia, was placed on the18 |
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| 27 | 27 | | National Register of Historic Places in 1986; and19 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, in addition to its core academic programs of study, Booker T. Washington High20 |
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| 29 | 29 | | School hosts the Banking, Finance, and Investment Small School (BFI) for students to learn21 |
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| 30 | 30 | | about business and finance; the School of Health Science and Nutrition (BTWHSN), which22 |
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| 31 | 31 | | provides an interdisciplinary curriculum with hands-on discovery, experimentation, and23 |
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| 32 | 32 | | inquiry-based learning in healthcare and nutrition; and the Early College concept, which24 |
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| 33 | 33 | | affords students the opportunity to prepare for post-secondary education by obtaining college25 |
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| 34 | 34 | | credits while still attending high school; and26 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Booker T. Washington's extracurricular activities, clubs, and organizations27 |
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| 36 | 36 | | support a diverse educational experience and include the Academic Enrichment Team,28 |
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| 37 | 37 | | Band/Auxiliaries, Beta Club, National Honor Society, Chess Club, Dance Ensemble, Chorus,29 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Debate Team, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), French Club, Future Educators30 |
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| 39 | 39 | | of America (FEA), Glee Club, Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), Mu Alpha31 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Theta (Mathematics Honor Society), Photography/Videography Club, Spanish Club, Stock32 |
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| 41 | 41 | | Market/Finance Club, Student Government Association, Student Support Team, and The33 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Washingtonian newspaper and yearbook staffs; and34 |
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| 43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Booker T. Washington High School offers a full complement of athletic35 |
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| 44 | 44 | | activities for students to participate in, including football, softball, baseball, track & field,36 |
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| 45 | 45 | | cross country, cheerleading, soccer, volleyball, golf, basketball, band, swimming, and tennis;37 |
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| 46 | 46 | | and38 |
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| 49 | 49 | | WHEREAS, in its hundred-year history, Booker T. Washington High School has produced |
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| 51 | 51 | | many notable alumni in the areas of Religion, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, Government &40 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Politics, Science & Medicine, and Education; and41 |
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| 53 | 53 | | WHEREAS, the Atlanta Public Schools System, City of Atlanta, and the Georgia community42 |
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| 54 | 54 | | as a whole have been greatly enriched by the many contributions of students who have43 |
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| 55 | 55 | | walked the hallowed halls of Booker T. Washington High School, graduated, and gone on44 |
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| 56 | 56 | | to be productive and contributing members of society, community leaders, and captains of45 |
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| 57 | 57 | | industry.46 |
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| 58 | 58 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body47 |
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| 59 | 59 | | commend Booker T. Washington High School as well as the faculty, students, staff, alumni,48 |
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| 60 | 60 | | the BTW Booster Club, and Friends of BTW for their many years of dedicated service to49 |
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| 61 | 61 | | excellence in education and recognize Booker T. Washington High School, Atlanta, Georgia,50 |
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| 62 | 62 | | on the grand occasion of its Centennial Celebration, 1924-2024.51 |
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| 63 | 63 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed52 |
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| 64 | 64 | | to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to Booker T.53 |
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| 65 | 65 | | Washington High School, the Atlanta Public Schools System/Board of Education, the BTW54 |
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| 66 | 66 | | Booster Club, and the BTW Alumni Association.55 |
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