Readin’, writin’ and their own official day. That’s how this week went for two Tahoma High School students.

Jan. 13 was Ashley Maxwell and Patrick Williams Day in Maple Valley, by proclamation of the city’s mayor in honor of their ranking as AP National Scholars in the U.S. Advanced Placement academic program.

Here’s the proclamation that was formally issued at a City Council meeting Jan. 12:

“Whereas, education and knowledge are two pillars of successful nations, governments, and individuals; and

“Whereas, the mission of the Tahoma School District is to develop a community where all students, staff and patrons continually teach and learn; and

“Whereas, two Tahoma High School graduates in 2008 demonstrated the success of the school district’s mission when they joined an elite group of less than 1 percent of all of the AP test-takers in the world and of only 178 students in the entire state of Washington by completing eight AP exams each during their high school years, and

“Whereas, these two Tahoma Bears between them earned 11 5’s and five 4’s on tests in Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science AB, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Environmental Science, Government and Politics–U.S., Physics C: Electricity, Statistics, and United States History, and

“Whereas, these scores qualified Ashley Maxwell and Patrick Williams for the AP National Scholar Award, the highest award given in the United States’ Advanced Placement Program; and

“Now, therefore, I, Mayor Laure Iddings, declare Jan. 13 to be Ashley Maxwell and Patrick Williams Day in the city of Maple Valley and urge the citizens of Maple Valley to join in honoring their outstanding achievement.”