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2023 SESSION

23107278D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 453
Offered February 23, 2023
Commending Highland Springs High School.
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Patrons-- McQuinn, Bagby, Guzman, Lopez, Maldonado, Mundon King, Rasoul, Reid, Ware, Watts and Willett
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WHEREAS, for more than 130 years, Highland Springs High School has provided an outstanding education to students in Henrico County; and

WHEREAS, Highland Springs High School traces its roots to 1891, when it was merely a one-room schoolhouse with five students and one teacher; by 1905, the school had expanded to about 25 students between the ages of seven and 16; and

WHEREAS, in 1907, Highland Springs High School moved to a newly built four-room building, which was replaced with a modern building on Oak Avenue that served the community from 1952 to 2021; the current building on Airport Drive opened during the 2021–2022 school year; and

WHEREAS, the faculty and staff of Highland Springs High School work diligently to provide a safe and supportive environment in which students can develop the tools they need to succeed in higher education and careers and become responsible citizens; and

WHEREAS, alumni of Highland Springs High School have gone on to achieve success in a wide range of professions and career fields and have become leaders of their communities throughout the Commonwealth and beyond, guided by the values they learned at their alma mater; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Highland Springs High School hereby be commended for its legacy of service to students in Henrico County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation at the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1973 of Highland Springs High School as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the achievements of current and former students of Highland Springs High School.