HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 898 Offered February 12, 2007 Commending Sacred Heart Catholic School. ---------- Patrons-- Marshall, D.W. and Hurt; Senator: Hawkins ----------

WHEREAS, Sacred Heart Catholic School in Danville was named a 2006 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education; and

WHEREAS, the No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private K–12 schools that are either academically superior in their states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement; and

WHEREAS, Sacred Heart scored in the top 10 percent on state assessment exams and ranked in the top 10 percent nationwide on standardized test scores in reading and math; and

WHEREAS, Sacred Heart was one of 10 schools in the Commonwealth and 250 schools across the country to be honored as a 2006 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School; and

WHEREAS, Sacred Heart Catholic School was established in 1953 when four Sisters of Mercy from Merion, Pennsylvania, opened the school with just 67 students, and today it has approximately 325 students in preschool through grade nine; and

WHEREAS, the outstanding performance of Sacred Heart is a tribute to the talent and dedication of the school's staff and administration and the steadfast support of parents and community members; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend and congratulate Sacred Heart Catholic School on being designated as a 2006 No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Sacred Heart Catholic School as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the Sacred Heart's tradition of superior academic achievement.