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WHEREAS, Pittsburgh Allderdice High School, the largest of the Pittsburgh Public Schools’ urban high schools, has drawn students from nine diverse communities and offers academic programs at all levels, complemented by a full range of interscholastic, intramural and co-curricular clubs; and,
WHEREAS, Pittsburgh Allderdice High School has a proud history, with a long tradition of excellence and a distinguished record of being amongst the top high schools in the country, having consistently secured Middle States Association accreditation and the Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education; and,
WHEREAS, in the 2018-2019 school year, there were 4 National Merit Semi-Finalists. Only 1% of high school students achieve this recognition based on their SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests. In addition, there were 8 National Merit Commended Students who are being recognized as one of the 34,000 students recognized who have shown exceptional academic promise; and,
WHEREAS, National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists from Allderdice are Caroline Yu, Maggie Lincoln, Rowan De Boer and Jackson Moore; and,
WHEREAS, Letters of Commendation were awarded to Thomas Brisilovsky, Alana Dickey, Sara Liang, Ethan Mackler, Meredith Mehta, Kazuma Parkinson, Eva Speiser and Sarah Wetzel; and,
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NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby recognize and commend Pittsburgh Allderdice High School for its consistent and unwavering emphasis on academics, rigor and diversity in education and congratulates the students who have achieved National Merit Scholar designations; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday, December 11, 2018, to be “ALLDERDICE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.