Congratulations Palatine High School

For being awarded its SECOND Blue Ribbon Award by the U.S. Department of Education
 

This award validates the hard work of our staff and the high achievement of our students.

Our hats off to everyone who worked so hard to achieve this goal.

"The Blue Ribbon Schools Program has celebrated many of America's most successful schools. A Blue Ribbon flag waving overhead has become a trademark of excellence, a symbol of quality recognized by everyone from parents to policy-makers in thousands of communities."

"The Blue Ribbon Schools Program promotes and supports the improvement of education in America by: 
- Identifying and recognizing schools that are models of excellence and equity, schools that demonstrate a strong commitment to educational excellence for all students, 
- making research based, self-assessment criteria available to schools looking for a way to reflect on how they are doing, 
- encouraging schools, both within and among themselves, to share information about best practices which is based on a shared understanding of the standards which demonstrate educational success." *

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Palatine High School was one of three schools to be selected for special honors in Character Education: 

"Character Education was selected as a special emphasis option for the Blue Ribbon Schools Program to
provide model schools that exhibit best practices in character education." *

* The above information above was found at the Blue Ribbon Schools website