2 Seniors Earn Education Award
Posted on: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 15:00 CDT
By Journal Staff Report
Two Bernalillo High School seniors have been recognized for completing a challenging program of study to graduate. The High Schools That Work program recognized Eva Casias and Ursula Romero with the Award of Educational Achievement. Both graduated with their classmates Saturday. High school seniors who complete a challenging and focused program of study and demonstrate readiness for employment and/or college studies receive the award. The two students will receive personalized certificates and congratulatory letters from the Southern Regional Education Board. "These students are to be commended for their efforts," Superintendent Barbara Vigil- Lowder said in a district news release. "By taking challenging courses in high school
and performing well on rigorous exams, they have demonstrated they will be successful in the work force and in their further education."
Students qualify for the award by completing a collegepreparatory course of study in at least two of three subject areas: English/ language arts, math, or science; completing a concentration in a career/technical area, mathematics/science or the humanities; and meeting readiness goals in all three subject areas on the High Schools that Work assessment.
The program is an initiative of the Southern Regional Education Board, a nationwide improvement effort targeting high school. It is in more than 1,100 school sites in 32 states.
High Schools that Work is supported by member states and grants from organizations, such as the Wallace Foundation, Goldman Sachs Foundation, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, Carnegie Corp., Whitehead Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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