SR 682 — Commending South County Middle School.

SPECIAL SESSION I INTRODUCEDENROLLED 22208151DSENATE IRESOLUTION SENAOfferedNO. September 6, 2022 N Commending South County Middle School.

––––––––––682 TE Patron––SurovellN RCommending –––––––––– O WHEREAS, in 2022, South County Middle SchoolSchool. celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing an outstanding education to young people in Lorton;

andAgreed Dto by the Senate, September 7, 2022 R O WHEREAS, in 2022, South County Middle School celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing an L outWHEREAS, South County Middle School was previously part of South County Secondary School, which served students in grades seven through 11 from Lorton, Fairfax Station, and part of Springfield between 2005 and 2012;

and WHEREAS,E South County Secondary School quickly outgrew its capacity, and Fairfax County C developed plans to build a new middle school on nearby land that had formerly served as a cornfEeldcornfield for Occoquan Workhouse minimum security prison and the site of a Cold War anti-aircraft missile battery;

and DWHEREAS, itsSouth firstCounty principal;Middle School opened on September 4, 2012, with Marsha Manning as Contributing" citizens who were well-prepared to meet the challenges of a global society;

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and R WHEREAS, South County Middle School openedhas withmaintained 1,053an studentsacademically inrigorous seventhcurriculum and eightha gradespositive, supportedsupportive bylearning 101environment; faculty, administrators, and staff;

the initialschool enrollmentoffers wasan composedarray of studentsspecialized fromservices Silverbrookfor Elementarystudents, School,program, Gunstonand Elementarynumerous School,electives in the arts, career and Lortontechnical Stationeducation, Elementaryand School;world languages;

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andlaptopand with access to dynamic resources WHEREAS, Southunder County Middle School's Parent-Teacher-Student Organization and the entireleadership schoolof communitycurrent continueprincipal toPeter workKownacki, inthe partnershipSouth toCounty facilitateMiddle studentService, success and highEffort achievement(HORSE); in and out of the classroom;

andnow, WHEREAS,therefore, underbe theit leadershipcharacter traits of currentHonesty, principalOwnership, PeterRespect, Kownacki,RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That South County Middle :School hereby be commended on the occasion of its 10th anniversary;

35and, Schoolbe Mustangsit areRESOLVED committedFURTHER, toThat demonstrating the characterClerk traits of Honesty,the Ownership,Senate Respect,prepare 37a SerRESOLVEDcopy byof thethis Senateresolution offor Virginia,its Thatachievements Southin Countyservice Middleto Schoolyoung herebypeople bein commendedLorton.ssion onof 38 the occasionSenate of itsVirginia's 10thadmiration anniversary;for

and, be it 39 RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to South County Middle School as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's admiration for its achievements in service to young people in Lorton.