AWARD WINNERS STATE GIVES 3 LOCAL SCHOOLS A-PLUS.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Three Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley schools have been named California Distinguished Schools, an honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. recognizing the institutions for academic achievement and commitment to a superior standard of education. The three campuses are New Vista Middle School in the Lancaster School District Lancaster School District may refer to:
``We are very honored. It was one of our goals since this school opened,'' New Vista Assistant Principal Patrick Dewing said. ``It's a tough honor. You have to have a certain growth and attainment before you can even apply. You have to prove you have all the ingredients to be a Distinguished School.'' The three schools were among 157 middle and high schools honored by the state Department of Education this year. Initiated in 1985, the California Distinguished Schools Program honors elementary and secondary schools in alternate years. ``They are a tribute to California and are living proof of what is possible when schools are committed to meeting high standards,'' state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin Delaine Eastin is a California politician. She served as the California State Superintendent of Public Instruction from 1995 to 2003. A native Californian, Eastin received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, Davis, and her master's degree in political science said. ``Academic achievement, parent and community involvement, dedicated staff and outstanding professional development are exemplary in these schools.'' Representatives from the honored schools will attend an awards ceremony May 11 at the Disneyland Hotel Disneyland Hotel may refer to:
This is the third time in four years that schools from the Antelope Valley have won Distinguished School status. Pearblossom School in the Keppel Union School District and Irving L. Branch Elmenetary School in the Muroc district were named last year. In 1997, Mariposa School in the Lancaster district was recognized. When New Vista opened in 1996, Principal Deborah Lewis set a goal of achieving Distinguished School status within five years. ``We did it by our staff and parents talking and coming up with ideas and plans,'' Lewis said. ``It's quite an honor.'' Department of Education officials said local educators and representatives of county offices of education help select the winners. Each school was visited to validate To prove something to be sound or logical. Also to certify conformance to a standard. Contrast with "verify," which means to prove something to be correct. For example, data entry validity checking determines whether the data make sense (numbers fall within a range, numeric data the information provided in the application. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Assistant Principal Patrick Dewing talks with students outside New Vista Middle School, which has won state recognition. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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