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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bowie High School received a bronze medal from |
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U.S. News & World Report in the 2017 Best High Schools rankings; and |
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WHEREAS, To produce this year's list of honorees, U.S. News & |
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World Report evaluated more than 20,000 public schools from across |
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the country using a wide range of criteria, including graduation |
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rates, measures of college readiness, student performance in |
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comparison to the state average, and evidence of progress in |
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closing the achievement gap for disadvantaged students; fewer than |
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17 percent of the schools considered in this rigorous analysis |
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earned a bronze medal; and |
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WHEREAS, One of four campuses in the Bowie Independent School |
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District, Bowie High provides a safe, caring, and collaborative |
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atmosphere to over 450 students in the 9th through 12th grades; and |
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WHEREAS, Bowie High School has equipped many young Texans |
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with the knowledge and skills necessary to become engaged and |
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productive citizens, and the school is indeed worthy of recognition |
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for this outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Bowie High |
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School on its receipt of a bronze medal in the U.S. News & World |
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Report 2017 Best High Schools rankings and extend to the school's |
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students, teachers, administrators, and staff sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Bowie High School as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 143 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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