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Senate
Resolution 550
By:
Senators Hill of the 32nd and Rogers of the 21st
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
Alan C. Pope High School on its 20th anniversary; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
Alan C. Pope High School was founded in 1987 as a Standard Public School of the
State of Georgia accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
and
WHEREAS,
in 1989 Pope received the prestigious Georgia Blue Ribbon of Excellence in only
its second year of operation; and
WHEREAS,
Pope is located in northeast Cobb County near the city of Marietta, northwest of
downtown Atlanta; and
WHEREAS,
Pope has an enrollment of 2,000 students with an exceptionally active student
body with over 50 percent participating in athletics and 90 percent
participating in extracurricular activities; and
WHEREAS,
90 percent of graduates go on to college, 80 percent attending four-year
colleges and universities while 10 percent choose two-year colleges;
and
WHEREAS,
Pope students achieve high scores on the Scholastic Achievement Test each year
and lead Cobb County in Georgia high school graduation test scores;
and
WHEREAS,
22 credits are required for graduation at Pope, 24 for graduation with
distinction, and the school is on a four by four block schedule, in which
students take four classes each semester earning four units of credit per
semester; and
WHEREAS,
Pope offers a wide range of courses, including honors and advanced placement
level classes for students pursuing a college preparatory diploma and technical
and vocational courses for those seeking a vocational diploma, and in 2001 began
an exciting new Charter Education program (LEAP) that is tied into the
curriculum, including instruction in character education and recognition of
students and staff who model good character both inside and outside the
classroom.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body
recognize the exceptional and important contributions in education provided by Alan C. Pope High School and congratulate it on its on 20th anniversary.
recognize the exceptional and important contributions in education provided by Alan C. Pope High School and congratulate it on its on 20th anniversary.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to principal Dr. Charlotte
Stowers.