Memorials, Recognition - Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, 100th anniversary -

SJR 824 is a ceremonial resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute in Jamestown, Tennessee. It commemorates the school's founding in 1926 by World War I hero Alvin C. York as a private agricultural school, its transition to a state-operated public high school in 1937, and its unique status as Tennessee's only state-financed comprehensive secondary school. The resolution formally recognizes the institution's century-long role in providing rural education and its motto of "Prepare and Excel." As a symbolic gesture with no policy changes or funding implications, it does not directly affect any laws or individuals.