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Barbers Hill High School
has received the “2007 College Readiness” award from the
Texas ACT Council for increasing the number of students
taking the ACT Assessment over the past five years and
significantly increasing their level of achievement and
college readiness. The Texas ACT Council is made up of
secondary and postsecondary educators who advise ACT,
Inc. on the utilization of ACT programs and services in
Texas schools and colleges. ACT, Inc. is the
not-for-profit organization that provides assessment,
research, information and program management services in
the broad areas of education and workforce development
and the publisher of the ACT Assessment. The ACT
Assessment is the college admissions test that is
accepted by all colleges nationwide.
According to Karen Pennell, ACT Assistant Vice President
and Southwest Regional Manager, “The Texas ACT Council
wanted to recognize those high schools that have made
significant strides in increasing the college readiness
of their graduates as demonstrated by their ACT score
increases over the past five years. This can only
happen as a result of the high school’s staff efforts.
Only 79 high schools in Texas were honored for their
superior level of accomplishment.”
Last school year over 130,000 Texas high school students
took the ACT Assessment.
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