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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Early College High School in Farmers Branch has been |
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named a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, one of the most |
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prestigious designations an elementary or secondary school in the |
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United States can receive; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; Early College High was one of only 367 |
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public and private schools nationwide and 28 schools in Texas to |
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have earned this impressive honor in 2020; and |
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WHEREAS, Early College High School, which is housed on Dallas |
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College's Brookhaven Campus, enrolls approximately 340 students in |
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grades 9 through 12; as part of the Texas High School Project, ECHS |
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students have the opportunity to earn an associate degree from |
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Dallas College while working toward their high school diploma; last |
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year, over 80 percent of the school's graduating class received an |
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associate of arts or science degree, and graduating seniors were |
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awarded a collective sum of more than $8 million in scholarship |
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funds; moreover, ECHS was previously named a National Blue Ribbon |
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School in 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and |
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students of Early College High School have established a record of |
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scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts have been duly |
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recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Early College High School in |
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Farmers Branch on its selection as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon |
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School by the U.S. Department of Education and extend to all those |
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involved with the school sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Johnson of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 314 was adopted by the House on March |
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25, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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