Four GHS Students Receive Student Achievement Award

By Cathy Smith
for The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman

The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman/STPNS

March 06, 2008

• Original The Hansford County Reporter-Statesman/STPNS article: Four GHS Students Receive Student Achievement Award 

SPEARMAN, Texas (STPNS) -- Four Gruver High School students received the "Texas Student Achievement Award" from the Texas ACT Council for their performance on the PLAN (Pre-ACT) Assessment.  These students are on target to meet or exceed ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks by graduation.  ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks are empirically-based and identify the level of achievement necessary in English, mathematics, reading and science to have a successful college freshman experience.

The students receiving this recognition from the Texas ACT Council are: Lindsey Mireles, Andre Silva, Veronica Teal, and Angelica Vela.

The Texas ACT Council is made up of secondary and post secondary educators who advise ACT, Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in Texas schools and colleges.  ACT, Inc. is the not-for-profit organization that provides assessment, research, information and program management services in the broad areas of education and workforce development and the publisher of the ACT Assessment.  The ACT Assessment is the college admissions test that is accepted by all colleges nationwide.

According to Karen Pennell, ACT Assistant Vice President and Southwest Regional Manager, "The Texas ACT Council recognizes those students who are making significant strides to prepare themselves for college by taking rigorous courses and meeting the PLAN (Pre-ACT) College Readiness Benchmarks.  We also want to recognize that student PLAN (Pre-ACT) achievement is the result of a strong commitment by Gruver High School teachers, staff, administrators and parents to increase college readiness for all students."

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