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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 266 Commending Union Hall Elementary School.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 16, 2018 Agreed to by the Senate, February 22, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Union Hall Elementary School in Pittsylvania County received the prestigious National Blue Ribbon School award in 2017; and

WHEREAS, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created by the U.S. Department of Education to recognize schools, such as the Union Hall Elementary School, with high levels of student achievement or that have made significant strides toward closing the achievement gap; and

WHEREAS, Union Hall Elementary School was one of seven schools in the Commonwealth to receive the award; the designation is a testament to the hard work of the school’s students, faculty, and staff; and

WHEREAS, to be named as a National Blue Ribbon School, a school must demonstrate high performance on state assessments, and Union Hall Elementary School consistently shows high marks in English, math, and science; and

WHEREAS, earlier in 2017, Union Hall Elementary School also received the Board of Education Excellence Award through the Virginia Index of Performance program for its high achievements; and

WHEREAS, Union Hall Elementary School and the other National Blue Ribbon Schools were honored at an awards ceremony in November 2017 in Washington, D.C.; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Union Hall Elementary School for being named as a 2017 Blue Ribbon School; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Union Hall Elementary School as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the school’s commitment to educational excellence.