SR87: Commending R. C. Haydon Elementary School.


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
Commending R. C. Haydon Elementary School.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, January 17, 2019

 

WHEREAS, R. C. Haydon Elementary School, an exceptional public primary school in the City of Manassas, has given students the tools to build a strong foundation for lifelong learning for 40 years; and

WHEREAS, established in 1979, R. C. Haydon Elementary School was named for a lifelong Manassas resident and former superintendent of Manassas City Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, students at R. C. Haydon Elementary School benefit from a rigorous academic curriculum that utilizes project-based lessons, and the school offers a dual-language program in which half of all classes are taught in Spanish; and

WHEREAS, R. C. Haydon Elementary School also enhances the learning process by offering students the use of a 3-D printer, a gifted and talented center, and a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics lab, as well as a full range of co-curricular activities; and

WHEREAS, the dedicated teachers, administrators, and staff members of R. C. Haydon Elementary School strive to create a caring, safe, and respectful school environment and work closely with parents and the community to ensure each child’s emotional and social well-being both in and out of the classroom; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That R. C. Haydon Elementary School hereby be commended on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Karis Brooks, principal of R. C. Haydon Elementary School, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the school’s commitment to innovative education and contributions to the youth of the City of Manassas.


SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 87
Offered January 9, 2019
Prefiled January 9, 2019
Commending R. C. Haydon Elementary School.
Patron-- McPike

WHEREAS, R. C. Haydon Elementary School, an exceptional public primary school in the City of Manassas, has given students the tools to build a strong foundation for lifelong learning for 40 years; and

WHEREAS, established in 1979, R. C. Haydon Elementary School was named for a lifelong Manassas resident and former superintendent of Manassas City Public Schools; and

WHEREAS, students at R. C. Haydon Elementary School benefit from a rigorous academic curriculum that utilizes project-based lessons, and the school offers a dual-language program in which half of all classes are taught in Spanish; and

WHEREAS, R. C. Haydon Elementary School also enhances the learning process by offering students the use of a 3-D printer, a gifted and talented center, and a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics lab, as well as a full range of co-curricular activities; and

WHEREAS, the dedicated teachers, administrators, and staff members of R. C. Haydon Elementary School strive to create a caring, safe, and respectful school environment and work closely with parents and the community to ensure each child’s emotional and social well-being both in and out of the classroom; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That R. C. Haydon Elementary School hereby be commended on the occasion of its 40th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Karis Brooks, principal of R. C. Haydon Elementary School, as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for the school’s commitment to innovative education and contributions to the youth of the City of Manassas.