Five schools in the ÁùºÏ±¦µä received six awards—including five first place prizes—during the Greater ÁùºÏ±¦µä Chamber of Commerce’s seventh annual State of Education luncheon Nov. 28.
ÁùºÏ±¦µä schools receiving awards in the following categories are:
Crockett High School, which tied with Del Valle High School for the first place award in the chamber’s ApplyTexas Submission category. At both schools, 100 percent of seniors completed their Texas Common Application forms, which offer a centralized way for students to apply to postsecondary institutions in Texas. Bowie High School received third place in the category, with 99 percent of its seniors completing and submitting the forms.
Liberal Arts and Sciences Academy placed first in the Highest Overall FAFSA Submission Rate category, with 68 percent of its students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
ÁùºÏ±¦µä High School received first place in the category of Highest Financial Aid Saturdays Attendance for having the largest number of students attend financial aid sessions in 2012.
Bowie High School placed first in the category of Highest Student Futures Project Submission Rate, with a 96% student submission rate.
LBJ High School received first place in the category of Greatest Improvement in Direct to College Enrollment Rate-High School, for making a seven percentage point or 16 percent improvement, to 49 percent.