Upsilon Eta Omega chapter donated $1000 to Ramsay High School on November 23, surrounded by students in the International Baccalaureate Program and Principal, Dr. Evelyn Nettles. The school is one of five in the state to receive the National Blue Ribbon School Award. Fifty-three schools across the country received the honor in 2013.
Students have long excelled at Ramsay High School. Now parents, teachers, and students can boast Ramsay is one of the best schools in the nation. “I don’t know if we’re doing anything different, but we focus on high achievement,” Principal, Dr. Evelyn Nettles said who is a member of Upsilon Eta Omega chapter. Nettles says Ramsay stands out because of college prep curriculum and AP exams, saying more than 400 students of the schools 750 students are taking part. The school also has a 100 percent graduation rate.
“I cannot tell you how encouraged I am,” State Superintendent, Dr. Tommy Bice, said. Bice says Ramsay is the example that proves the school system can work. He has no doubt other Birmingham schools can do the same. “This certainly can be replicated in other schools in the district,” Birmingham City Schools Superintendent, Dr. Craig Witherspoon, said.
Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students’ academic achievement. The award acknowledges and validates the hard work of students, educators, families and communities in attaining exemplary achievement.
