Press Release

NEWS RELEASE:

Contact: Michele Moskos, Marketing Director

Telephone: (806) 742-7202 ext. 276

E-mail: michele.moskos@ttu.edu

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LUBBOCK, TX (April 27) – Texas Tech University Independent School District (TTUISD) has

graduated 176 students throughout the 2009-2010 school year. The annual commencement ceremony

will take place on Sunday, May 2nd at the Student Union Building, located at 15th Street and Akron

Avenue.

 

This year, 30 graduates and their families will travel to Lubbock to attend the commencement

ceremony. Twelve of these students will be receiving their diploma and 18 will participate as summer

school graduates.

 

The 2009-2010 TTUISD graduates come from 10 different states in the U. S. and five foreign

countries. They are as follows: Texas (129), North Carolina (3), Colorado (2), Georgia (2), South

Carolina (2), California (1), Maine (1), Montana (1), Nevada (1), New York (1). The foreign countries

represented are Brazil (25), Mexico (5), United Kingdom (1), Jamaica (1) and Republic of Panama (1).

This year, the highest GPA in the 2009-2010 graduating class is 4.57, and there are 26 students who

have a GPA of 4.0 or above. The average GPA is 3.27. The average SAT scores are 570 verbal, 565

math, and 550 writing, and a composite of 1685. The average ACT composite score is 25. All of these

scores are above the state and national average.

 

Among the 2009-2010 TTUISD graduates, approximately 60 of these students will begin their college

career by attending community colleges and 106 students will be attending four-year colleges or

universities. Eight of the graduates will attend Texas Tech University. Some of the other colleges or

universities these students will be attending are: University of Texas, Texas A&M University, Baylor

University, University of North Texas, Florida State University, Air Force Academy, Fordham

University, Rice University, University of Colorado and University of Mississippi.

 

Texas Tech University Independent School District (TTUISD) was established by the State Board of

Education in the Fall of 1993. TTUISD currently provides educational solutions to students by

providing supplemental and home school curriculum offered at a distance. The district also works with

other schools to offer testing solutions, a dropout prevention alternative and a credit recovery option.

Currently, TTUISD has more than 1,800 full-time students enrolled. TTUISD is accredited by the

Texas Education Agency (TEA), and all courses and credit by exams are aligned with the Texas

Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS).

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