Bill Text: VA SJR212 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Carlisle School.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-07 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ212ER) [SJR212 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-SJR212-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, Carlisle School opened in 1968 as a privately operated alternative for education and is celebrating its 50th anniversary during the 2018–2019 school year; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School immediately welcomed students from the Martinsville and Henry County areas and also from Danville and Pittsylvania County, Patrick County, and Rockingham County, North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, the superb faculty members of Carlisle School provide exemplary educational opportunities to their students in a safe and nurturing environment; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School has always provided significant financial assistance to almost half of its students, ensuring that students from all economic backgrounds are able to attend; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or beliefs, and celebrates the diversity of its student body; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School has developed a significant international student program, welcoming students from dozens of nations to attend and graduate, and promoting a mutually beneficial cultural exchange; and
WHEREAS, more than 1,000 students have graduated from Carlisle School, all of whom have attended a college or university and gone on to achieve significant personal and professional successes; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School has consistently pursued excellence in the performing and material arts; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School has achieved numerous successes in athletics, winning state and regional championships in soccer, field hockey, basketball, golf, and tennis; and
WHEREAS, Carlisle School is an essential component in the economic development of Southside Virginia, being an asset necessary to the recruitment of new business opportunities and contributing millions of dollars to the regional economy; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Carlisle School on the occasion of its 50th anniversary; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Carlisle School as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the school's five decades of achievements and best wishes for continued success.
