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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 2016-2017 school year, there were 5 National Merit Semi-Finalists, 8 Letters of Commendation and 1 National Hispanic Scholar at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School; and,
WHEREAS, National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists from Allderdice are Johan Berger, Sarah Grill, Natalia Hajlasz, Benjamin Mathier and Alexander Novara ; and,
WHEREAS, Letters of Commendation were awarded to Vikaas Arunkumar, Adam Assaad, Maxwell Fortna, Xiaoxi Gao, Jahnik Kurukulasuriya, Astrid Mueller, Jeremy Sarfin and Joseph Vresilovic.. The National Hispanic Scholar is Gabriela Golin; 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 20, 2016 to be “ALLDERDICE NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLAR DAY” in the City of Pittsburgh.