South Carolina General Assembly

118th Session, 2009-2010

H. 4795

STATUS INFORMATION

House Resolution

Sponsors: Reps. Parker, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Cato, Chalk, Clemmons, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Duncan, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Gunn, Haley, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Harvin, Hayes, Hearn, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Hutto, Jefferson, Jennings, Kelly, Kennedy, King, Kirsh, Knight, Limehouse, Littlejohn, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Miller, Millwood, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parks, Pinson, E.H.Pitts, M.A.Pitts, Rice, Rutherford, Sandifer, Scott, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, D.C.Smith, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stewart, Stringer, Thompson, Toole, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis, Wylie, A.D.Young and T.R.Young

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Introduced in the House on April 13, 2010

Adopted by the House on April 13, 2010

Summary: Oakland Elementary School

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

4/13/2010HouseIntroduced and adopted HJ15

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

4/13/2010

AHOUSE RESOLUTION

TO CONGRATULATE OAKLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY ON BEING NAMED A FINALIST IN THE 2010 CAROLINA FIRST PALMETTO’SFINESTAWARD COMPETITION.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives note with pleasure that for the second consecutive year Oakland Elementary School in Spartanburg County was named a finalist in the 2010 Carolina First Palmetto’sFinest award competition; and

Whereas, sponsored by the South Carolina Association of School Administrators and several partner businesses, this prestigious awards program annually honors two elementary schools, a middle school, and a high school that maintain innovative, effective educational programs; and

Whereas, looking beyond academics to such things as what students do for their community, judges consider a school’s instructional program, school culture, student achievement, and quality of faculty and staff; and

Whereas, in addition to being named a finalist in the Carolina First Palmetto’sFinest award competition for the past two years, Oakland has received a Palmetto Silver award twice and has been named a Red Carpet school for the past four years and a District Climate award school for five consecutive years; and

Whereas, the House of Representatives is pleased to affirm Oakland Elementary School’s place as an exemplar of all that is good and positive in public education in South Carolina, and the members join Oakland’s many friends in congratulating the school on this, its latest achievement. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, congratulate Oakland Elementary School in Spartanburg County on being named a finalist in the 2010 Carolina First Palmetto’sFinest award competition.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Principal James C. Moore of Oakland Elementary School.

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