[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 96 (Thursday, June 24, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1192]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    DALLAS SCHOOL NAMED BEST IN AMERICA FOR THE TALENTED AND GIFTED

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 24, 2010

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, every year 
Newsweek magazine selects the best high schools in America. For the 
third time in four years, the School for the Talented and Gifted at the 
Yvonne A. Ewell Townview Magnet Center located in Dallas ranks number 
one. The school is part of the Dallas Independent School District 
(DISD) that enrolls students in grades nine through twelve. Known for 
its intimate student-to-teacher ratio and progressive liberal arts 
Advanced Placement Program, the School for the Talented and Gifted is 
an ideal learning environment.
  With a total of 277 students, Townview Magnet Center's mission is to 
``educate and graduate students who are college ready and who will be 
successful in college''. This year, the 2010 senior class students 
combined earned scholarship and grant offers summing to approximately 
$12.5 million. Furthermore, Townview is comprised of six different 
schools of concentration to include: (1) the School for the Talented 
and Gifted; (2) the School of Science and Engineering; (3) the School 
of Business and Management; (4) the School of Health Professions; (5) 
the School of Education and Social Services; and (6) the School of 
Government and Law.
  Madam Speaker, this public college preparatory magnet secondary 
school is applauded for its tremendous accomplishments, superb 
students, and committed faculty.

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