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Proclamation recognizing the students in The Future Is Mine (TFIM) club from Steel Valley High School for creating a film entitled "437."
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WHEREAS, students in The Future Is Mine (TFIM)/Hear Me 101 program at Steel Valley Senior High School confront the theme of overcoming adversity through their production of a film entitled #437, which explores what it means to have been ranked 437th out of 500 school districts in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the rankings, published annually by the Pittsburgh Business Times, are based on three years of students' scores on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, or PSSA Exam, and the Keystone Exam; and
WHEREAS, the film, which debuted on May 22, 2014 at Pittsburgh Filmmakers Melwood Screening Room, shows students expressing what it feels like to find out that their school district is performing poorly academically. The film asks viewers to consider that the students of the Steel Valley School District are more than just a number based on test scores; and
WHEREAS, the students in the film are proud of their academic, arts and music, athletic and extracurricular programs, school spirit and sense of community, and they would like to be recognized for the many positive characteristics of the Steel Valley School District;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Allegheny County Council does hereby recognize the Steel Valley Senior High School TFIM/Hear Me 101 students for creating #437, and we thank you for inspiring people to consider the Steel Valley School District in a holistic manner.