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To honor, recognize and celebrate the Berwick Alternative Girls Basketball Team on winning the Columbus City Schools Middle School Girls Basketball Championship.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus and the members of Columbus City Council are always proud to honor and celebrate the youth of this community - as they represent the life and future prosperity of our city; and
WHEREAS, Berwick Alternative K-8 is a STEAM-focused school where all who enter are valued, engaged, challenged, and inspired to be lifelong learners, high achievers, and socially responsible global leaders; and
WHEREAS, Berwick is a place where excellent students are rooted in a tradition of family and community and students are:
1. Challenged through high-quality, data-informed, innovative lessons designed to meet student needs;
2. Encouraged to explore, to be flexible, and to be independent; and
3. Empowered to be collaborators, creators, communicators, and critical thinkers; and
WHEREAS, Berwick’s 2017- 2018 theme "Imagine, Invent, and Inspire "and motto of “We Learn, We Achieve, and We Lead,” is an outline of who they are and what they represent; and
WHEREAS, the Berwick Alternative Girls Basketball Team, under the leadership of Principal Kyla Mitchell, Head Coach Peggy Jenkins, and the support of parents, teachers, administrators, and others cheering and encouraging their development, successfully engaged in and won the 2018 Columbus City Schools Girls Middle School Basketball Championship, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council does hereby honor, recognize and celebrate the Berwick Alternative Girls Basketball Team on winning the Columbus City Schools Middle School Girls Basketball Championship.