PRINTER'S NO. 4583
No. 966 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY REED, BENNINGTON, CAUSER, DiGIROLAMO, ELLIS,
EVERETT, FLECK, GEORGE, GOODMAN, HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY,
HERSHEY, HESS, KORTZ, MAJOR, MANTZ, MARSHALL, MARSICO,
MILLARD, MOUL, MUSTIO, PAYNE, PICKETT, QUINN, REICHLEY, ROCK,
RUBLEY, SAYLOR, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STEIL, R. STEVENSON,
SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND WOJNAROSKI, NOVEMBER 17, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Congratulating Homer-Center High School, Homer City, upon its
2 recognition as a 2008 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon
3 School.
4 WHEREAS, At an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, on October
5 21, 2008, the Federal Department of Education recognized 230
6 schools in the nation as 2008 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon
7 Schools; and
8 WHEREAS, Homer-Center High School was one of these schools,
9 an achievement signifying the high level of academic success its
10 students have reached through significant progress in testing
11 scores and program initiatives; and
12 WHEREAS, Homer-Center High School was one of only 12 schools
13 and three high schools to make a presentation during the awards
14 ceremony, presenting the "Scheduling for Success" program it
15 initiated during the 2001-2002 school year and has used since
16 then with increasing success; and
1 WHEREAS, "Scheduling for Success" recognized the value of
2 good nutrition, and a free breakfast program was made available
3 to all students; and
4 WHEREAS, In addition, the homeroom system was redesigned to
5 create remedial mathematics and remedial reading opportunities,
6 with students assigned to homerooms based upon their
7 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment test scores; and
8 WHEREAS, Homer-Center High School was one of only 12 schools
9 in this Commonwealth to be honored this year as a Blue Ribbon
10 school; therefore be it
11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate
12 Homer-Center High School, Homer City, upon its recognition as a
13 2008 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon school.
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