Congratulations to VRHS for making AYP!!!  According to ajc.com, Georgia public schools lost ground at every level this year on increasingly tougher federal testing goals, with 29 percent of all schools failing to make AYP (annual yearly progress).  In addition, the state’s high schools, which already had the worst record of the state's three classifications, fell even further behind with 67 percent of Georgia high schools not making AYP, which is down from 53 percent last year. However, the students, faculty, and staff of VRHS met the challenge and WE MADE AYP!!!  According to the Georgia Department of Education website, AYP under NCLB (No Child Left Behind) is more stringent than AYP under previous ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act) laws.  AYP now requires schools to meet criteria in three areas:  95% test participation (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Language Arts), academic performance (for both Mathematics and Reading/English Language Arts), and a second indicator (which for VRHS was graduation rate).  VRHS met the AYP criteria in all three areas.  Congratulations, Wildcats!!!