House Bill 9007

    Florida House of Representatives - 2000                HR 9007

        By Representatives Melvin, Peaden and J. Miller






  1                         House Resolution

  2         A resolution recognizing Niceville High School.

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  4         WHEREAS, with the words "It is our pleasure to formally

  5  announce that the Department of Education and our 1999

  6  cosponsor, The National Association of Secondary School

  7  Principals, has selected Niceville High School as a 1999 New

  8  American High Schools national showcase site," Niceville High

  9  School principal David Morgan learned that his school was the

10  recipient of a prestigious award from the United States

11  Government, and

12         WHEREAS, as it becomes more evident that young people

13  must be prepared to become effective citizens, parents, and

14  workers qualified to meet the demands of the global,

15  knowledge-based economy of the twenty-first century, all

16  students of New American High Schools are expected to meet

17  challenging academic standards and to acquire the

18  communication, problem-solving, computer, and technical skills

19  necessary to pursue college educations and careers, and

20         WHEREAS, realizing that such a goal requires the

21  involvement of more than educators alone, the association

22  encourages schools to form active alliances with parents,

23  employers, community members, and policymakers to promote

24  student learning and ensure accountability for results, and

25         WHEREAS, impressed with the overall success of

26  improvement efforts made by the school and the commitment of

27  school staff and the community to high levels of student

28  achievement, the review panel chose Niceville High School as

29  one of only 13 high schools in the nation to be so recognized

30  in 1999, an honor that was formally recognized in Washington,

31  D.C., on November 18, 1999, at an awards event headlined by

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  1  Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley and The National

  2  Association of Secondary School Principals executive director

  3  Gerald N. Tirozzi, and

  4         WHEREAS, it is only fitting that Niceville High School,

  5  its staff, and the community be further commended for the

  6  outstanding strides they have made toward preparing their

  7  students for life in the new century, NOW, THEREFORE,

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  9  Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of

10  Florida:

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12         That the House of Representatives pauses in its

13  deliberations to further recognize and extend heartiest

14  congratulations to Niceville High School as the recipient of

15  the United States Department of Education New American High

16  Schools Award.

17         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution

18  be presented to David Morgan, Principal, Niceville High

19  School, as a tangible token of the sentiments expressed

20  herein.

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