TN SJR0824

Honors the 100th anniversary of Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, a public high school in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee

Founded in 1926 as a private agricultural school by World War I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York to provide rural children access to high school education

Initial funding included $10,000 raised by York through a national tour, $50,000 from the General Assembly, and $50,000 pledged by Fentress County; classes began in 1929

Transferred to state ownership in 1937 due to Great Depression financial pressures; remains the only comprehensive secondary school in the U.S. financed and operated by a state government

Commends the school's administration, faculty, staff, students, parents, and stakeholders for their commitment to excellence in secondary education