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2020 SESSION


HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 61
Commending the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2020
 

WHEREAS, the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department was honored by the National Association of Agricultural Educators as the Region VI Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education Program in 2019; and

WHEREAS, the National Association of Agricultural Educators is a federation of state agricultural associations that supports and advocates for agricultural educators and highlights the achievements of exceptional individuals and academic programs; Appomattox County High School previously won the Outstanding Program Award in 2014; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department is one of the largest career and technical education programs in Appomattox County with a wide range of classroom and experiential learning components; and

WHEREAS, the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department offers courses related to multiple career pathways, including agriculture machinery services, agriculture production, horticulture, and veterinary sciences; and

WHEREAS, over the years, the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department has partnered with Virginia Cooperative Extension, Future Farmers of America, and other organizations to provide unique opportunities for students in and out of the classroom; and

WHEREAS, Appomattox County High School teachers Elizabeth Duncan, Ed McCann, and Hannah Simpson accepted the award at the National Association of Agricultural Educators Convention in December 2019; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department hereby be commended on its selection as the 2019 Region VI Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education Program; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Appomattox County High School Agricultural Education Department as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the department’s outstanding contributions to young people.