As a result of a unified, community-wide effort to improve student learning, the 1995 school year was a year of unprecedented achievement. Courtesy U.S. Department of Education Litchfield High School, having been designated a Blue Ribbon School by the State of Connecticut, was also selected and honored by the United States Department of Education as a National School of Excellence. The award was presented in a Rose Garden ceremony by President Clinton and Vice President Gore. Litchfield's two elementary schools, Center School and Litchfield Intermediate School, were both honored as winners of the Connecticut Award for Excellence based on the Malcolm Baldridge criteria for quality. The awards were presented to the schools by the Honorable John Rowland, Governor of the State of Connecticut.
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