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A Ceremonial Resolution
20-81
In the Council of the District of Columbia
July 10, 2013
To recognize Woodrow Wilson High School, a District of Columbia public school located in Ward 3, for its commitment to excellence and dedication to the development of the District’s most promising young scholars.
WHEREAS, Woodrow Wilson High School (“Wilson High”) has an 86% graduation rate, the highest in the District;
WHEREAS, of the students who graduated on June 15, 2013, 71% will be attending 4-year colleges, 20% will attend 2-year colleges, less than 1% will be entering the military, 2% will do a GAP year, and 6% will be going to work;
WHEREAS, this past spring, 1,013 Wilson High students were accepted to 298 colleges and universities, including international universities in Panama and Canada;
WHEREAS, for the first time in Wilson High’s history, a graduating class has surpassed 1,000 college acceptances;
WHEREAS, Wilson High’s Class of 2013 will be attending 155 schools, one student will attend a military academy, and 2 others have enlisted in the United States Navy;
WHEREAS, 51% of the Class of 2013 earned honor roll;
WHEREAS, 4 years ago, there were 479 students to take 1,099 Advanced Placement tests. During the 2012-2013 school year, 609 students took 1,338 Advanced Placement tests, an increase of 130 students and 239 tests;
WHEREAS, Wilson High’s Class of 2013 had 16 National Merit Commended scholars, one National Merit Finalist, one National Achievement Semi-Finalist, one National Hispanic Scholar, 4 Presidential Scholar nominees, and one Presidential scholar, Isabel Di Rosa. The Presidential Scholar achievement is the highest academic honor that a high school student can earn in the nation;
WHEREAS, this year, Wilson High Tigers were accepted to several Ivy League schools: 3 to University of Pennsylvania, one to Columbia University, one to Harvard University, 2 to Yale University, 2 to Princeton University, and one to Cornell University;
WHEREAS, Wilson High scholars were also accepted to the University of Chicago, Morehouse College, Stanford University, Spelman College, the University of California at Berkley, and 4 will be attending the University of Virginia;
WHEREAS, Wilson High scholars were accepted to all 5 of the top ranked United States universities, and the school will once again be represented across the country from Vermont to California, from Minnesota to Texas, and from Georgia to Washington; and
WHEREAS, Wilson High graduates have amassed over $28.4 million in scholarships.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Woodrow Wilson High School Excellence Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. Woodrow Wilson High School is the largest high school in the District and is the most diverse, drawing students and families from every zip code and neighborhood in the District. The school’s success and the outstanding performance of its students reflect well on every District resident, and should make us all proud.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
