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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, 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 2013-2014 school year, there were 8 National Merit Semi-Finalists, 14 Letters of Commendation and 3 National Achievement recipients at Pittsburgh Allderdice High School; and,
WHEREAS, National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists from Allderdice are Luke Cummings, Avi Grinberg, Adam Harvey, Benjamin Hsiung, Akash Levy, Daniel Mackler, Jessica Scoratow and Cameron Selby; and,
WHEREAS, Letters of Commendation were awarded to Daniel Balter, James Franzen, Aysar Gharaibeh, Joshua Grail, Mikaila Hoffman, Emmet Hollinshead, Mia Kazman, Josh Lassman, Abigail Mathier, Bani Randhawa, Daniel Schatten, Isabelle Serbin, Katherine Smith and Benjamin Stern; and,
WHEREAS, Adedipupo Dina was named the recipient of the National Achievement Scholarship Program which is given to qualified African American students who meet rigorous requirements Katherine Smith and Aysar Gharaibeh were named National Achievement recipients as well as having received Letters of Commendation.
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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 Co...
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