79S31927 JHS-D

By:  Hodge                                                        H.R. No. 701



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. 
Ewell Townview Center in the Dallas Independent School District has 
been named the nation's top public school by Newsweek magazine, and 
this significant achievement is a tribute to the dedicated 
individuals whose efforts have created a superior learning 
environment for this magnet school's student body; and
	WHEREAS, Newsweek ranked 1,139 schools using a formula based 
on the number of graduating seniors and the number of Advanced 
Placement and International Baccalaureate tests taken by their 
students; the ranking is designed to recognize those schools that 
best prepare their students for higher education; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to earning this exceptional accolade, 
the School for the Talented and Gifted was, not surprisingly, also 
named the top public high school in Dallas in the April 2006 issue 
of D magazine; and
	WHEREAS, School principal F. Michael Satarino and his faculty 
and staff have done an admirable job in their challenging roles, and 
they and the school's student body are most deserving of special 
praise for their hard work and dedication in the pursuit of academic 
excellence; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby congratulate the School for 
the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Center on its 
selection as Newsweek magazine's 2006 top public high school in the 
nation and extend best wishes to the many individuals affiliated 
with this outstanding educational facility; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.