U.S. Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr., announced today that the Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders (SYWL) has been named a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School. Talkington is one among 279 public and 50 private schools receiving this honor.
Talkington SYWL was one of only 26 schools nominated for the award by the Texas Education Agency. After completing a comprehensive application, the school was selected as a 2016 National Blue Ribbon School winner.
Berta Fogerson, Talkington principal, will represent the school at a two-day awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., to celebrate their achievement.
For more information about the National Blue Ribbon Schools program, please visit http://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov
(News release from Lubbock ISD)