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GA HR2129

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/29/2012

Primary Sponsor

Scott Holcomb

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Henderson Mill Elementary School is commended by the Georgia House of Representatives for its outstanding contributions to education and excellence in student academic achievement.
  • The school was named a Title I Distinguished School by the Georgia Department of Education and is one of Georgia's first STEM schools, rebranded with support from local business grants and community donations.
  • Henderson Mill is one of only five elementary schools in the country with third graders participating in "LEGO Serious Play," a three-year longitudinal study correlating weekly LEGO build assignments to Georgia standards.
  • The Atlanta Hawks provided the school a grant for a community garden, which features a volunteer-built fence and a one-of-a-kind rain barrel watering system developed by a local engineering company.
  • The resolution, introduced by Representative Holcomb of the 82nd District, directs the Clerk of the House to transmit a copy to Henderson Mill Elementary School.

Legislative Description

Henderson Mill Elementary School; commend

Last Action

House Read and Adopted

3/29/2012

Full Bill Text

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