2007

No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Award

The Story

          Homer Long was nominated by the OSDE ( Oklahoma State Department of Education ) as a blue ribbon school based on its test scores.

Homer Long staff had to fill out a "lengthy" application.

That application was sent to the USDE ( United States Department of Education ) as a possible Blue Ribbon School.

The USDE, after looking at many applications, selected Homer Long as one of the few schools to be a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School.

The USDE asked one teacher and one administrator to attend the Blue Ribbon Ceremonies in Washington D.C. in order to receive their award.

The award is one of the highest awards the United States Department of Education hands out to schools that either score extremely high, or have greatly improved test scores.

This is the first and only Blur Ribbon in the history of Guymon Schools!