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This resolution, passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives of the Tennessee General Assembly, formally honors and recognizes the 100th anniversary of the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, a unique public high school in Jamestown, Fentress County. Founded in 1926 by World War I hero Sergeant Alvin C. York, the school was initially a private agricultural institution aimed at providing rural children with a high school education, and it became a living memorial to him when it was transferred to the State of Tennessee in 1937. The resolution acknowledges the school's distinctive status as the only comprehensive secondary school in the United States financed and operated by a state government, its history of fundraising efforts including contributions from Sergeant York himself, the General Assembly, and Fentress County, and its ongoing mission to educate and empower students to become productive citizens. The resolution also commends the school's administration, faculty, staff, students, parents, and other stakeholders for their dedication to educational excellence.

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