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2016 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 124
Commending Deep Run High School.
 
Agreed to by the Senate, January 28, 2016
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 5, 2016
 

WHEREAS, Deep Run High School, an outstanding public secondary school in Henrico County, was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best high schools in the United States in 2015; and

WHEREAS, U.S. News & World Report analyzed data from more than 29,000 public high schools in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., and named 2,527 schools as gold or silver medalists; as a gold medalist school, Deep Run High School ranked 17 in Virginia and 421 in the nation; and

WHEREAS, to earn the prestigious honor, Deep Run High School met or exceeded vigorous criteria related to overall student academic performance, academic performance of economically disadvantaged students, and advanced placement or international baccalaureate test data; and

WHEREAS, Deep Run High School scored high marks in reading and mathematics proficiency and demonstrated a 63 percent participation rate in advanced placement classes; Deep Run High School has been ranked as one of the top high schools in the country by U.S. News & World Report for nine consecutive years; and

WHEREAS, the award is a testament to the leadership and dedication of the administration, faculty, and staff; the hard work of the students; and the strong partnerships between Deep Run High School and the Henrico County community; and

WHEREAS, Deep Run High School was one of 52 ranked schools in Virginia; Henrico County Public Schools recorded the second-most ranked schools in the Commonwealth, with three other high schools earning silver medals; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Deep Run High School on being ranked as one of the best high schools in the nation in 2015; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Lenny Pritchard, principal of Deep Run High School, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the school’s exceptional service to the youth of the Henrico County community.