| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing the New World School of the Arts |
| 3 | on the occasion of its 20th anniversary. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, the New World School of the Arts was created in |
| 6 | 1986 by the Legislature as a "Florida Center of Excellence" in |
| 7 | the visual and performing arts, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, the New World School of the Arts holds an educational |
| 9 | partnership with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Miami Dade |
| 10 | College, and the University of Florida and offers a comprehensive |
| 11 | program of artistic training and academic development that prepares |
| 12 | graduates for careers in dance, music, theater, musical theater, |
| 13 | and the visual arts, offering high school diplomas, the Associate |
| 14 | of Arts Degree, and the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| 15 | Degrees, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, alumni of the New World School of the Arts include |
| 17 | winners of the Tony Award, the Latin Grammy Award, the |
| 18 | Presidential Scholars in the Arts Award, the National Foundation |
| 19 | for Advancement in the Arts Competition, the Carbonell Award, |
| 20 | the National Scholastic Arts Awards Portfolio, National Gold Key |
| 21 | Awards, and a host of other artistic and academic honors, and |
| 22 | WHEREAS, alumni of the New World School of the Arts perform |
| 23 | on Broadway and in prestigious dance companies and orchestras |
| 24 | and exhibit their artistic creations in museums and galleries |
| 25 | internationally, and |
| 26 | WHEREAS, the achievements of this outstanding conservatory |
| 27 | have placed the New World School of the Arts in the highest |
| 28 | echelons of arts institutions, setting an exemplary standard in |
| 29 | education and rendering the school a shining star for all of |
| 30 | South Florida, for the entire state, and for the nation, NOW, |
| 31 | THEREFORE, |
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| 33 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 34 | Florida: |
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| 36 | That the New World School of the Arts is recognized and |
| 37 | celebrated for 20 years of artistic excellence and outstanding |
| 38 | educational contributions in this state, across the nation, and |
| 39 | around the world. |