82R7009 BPG-D
By: Landtroop H.R. No. 438
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Garden City High School in the Glasscock County
Independent School District has been named a 2010 Blue Ribbon
School, a designation awarded to fewer than one percent of schools
in the nation, and has been rated as "Exemplary" by the Texas
Education Agency; and
WHEREAS, The Blue Ribbon Schools program was created by the
United States Department of Education in 1982 to honor public and
private campuses that are either high performing or have
demonstrated dramatic improvement in closing the achievement gap;
just 25 schools attained this distinction in the Lone Star State for
2010; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Education Agency bases its school ratings
on students' performance on a battery of the Texas Assessment of
Knowledge and Skills tests, administered annually in the spring;
the "Exemplary" rating is the highest an institution can receive;
and
WHEREAS, Led with skill and dedication by principal Ken
Hoskins, Garden City High School serves about 125 students, half of
whom are economically disadvantaged, in grades 7-12; over the past
five years, 100 percent of Garden City High students have
graduated, and nearly three-quarters of them attended college;
additionally, seniors bound for higher education have earned more
than $500,000 in scholarships, including a National Merit
Scholarship, university presidential and departmental
scholarships, and state academic scholarships; and
WHEREAS, Through dedication, hard work, and perseverance,
the teachers and students of Garden City High School have built a
record of academic excellence, and their outstanding efforts have
been duly recognized with the Blue Ribbon School designation and
TEA's "Exemplary" rating; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Garden City High School on its
selection as a 2010 Blue Ribbon School and on its receipt of an
"Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education Agency; 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.