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Blue Bell Ice Cream Rewards Project Chrysalis Middle School for Earning National Blue Ribbon Honor

Blue Bell Creameries will honor Project Chrysalis Middle School (4528 Leeland), one of two HISD schools named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools, with a school-wide ice cream party on Thursday, Oct. 11.  A Blue Bell truck filled with ice cream will arrive at the school at noon to treat all of the students, teachers, and staff members. 

 The U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Schools program has honored more than 7,000 of America’s most successful schools for the past 30 years. This year 269 public and private schools across the country, including HISD’s East Early College High School, received the coveted award.  Blue Bell Creameries rewarded East Early College High School at a previous party.

Blue Ribbon Schools are selected based on two primary criteria.  They must be among the highest-performing schools in their state, or they are schools with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds that have improved student performance to high levels.

This year’s winning schools will also be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington D.C. on Nov. 12-13, 2012.

Blue Bell Ice Cream Rewards East Early College High School for Receiving National Blue Ribbon Honor

Blue Bell Creameries will honor East Early College High School (220 North Milby), one of two HISD schools named 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools, with a school-wide ice cream party on Friday, Sept. 28.   A Blue Bell truck filled with ice cream will arrive at the school at noon to treat all of the students, teachers, and staff members.

The U.S. Department of Education’s Blue Ribbon Schools program has honored more than 7,000 of America’s most successful schools for the past 30 years. This year 269 public and private schools across the country, including HISD’s Project Chrysalis Middle School, received the coveted award.  Blue Bell Creameries will honor Project Chrysalis Middle School at a later date.

Blue Ribbon Schools are selected based on two primary criteria.  They must be among the highest-performing schools in their state and they are schools with at least 40 percent of students from disadvantaged backgrounds that have improved student performance to high levels.

This year’s winning schools will also be honored at an awards ceremony in Washington D.C. on Nov. 12-13, 2012.

Two HISD Schools Win 2012 National Blue Ribbon Award

Two HISD schools were named today as 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools by U.S Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan.  East Early College High School and Project Chrysalis Middle School are among only 269 schools nationwide and 18 in Texas that achieved the honor this year.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Award honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ levels of achievement. 

East Early College High School and Project Chrysalis Middle School were both recognized as “Exemplary Performing” schools.  

“Our nation has no greater responsibility than helping all children realize their full potential,” Duncan said. “Schools honored with the National Blue Ribbon Schools award are committed to accelerating student achievement and preparing students for success in college and careers.  Their work reflects the conviction that every child has promise and that education is the surest pathway to a strong, secure future.”

The Department of Education will honor all of the schools at a recognition ceremony on Nov. 12-13 in Washington, D.C.