| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1025 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A quality education is the foundation of future |
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| 6 | 6 | | success, and Sam Houston Middle School provides students of the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Garland Independent School District with a well-rounded academic |
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| 8 | 8 | | curriculum and opportunities to develop their individual skills and |
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| 9 | 9 | | talents; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1960, Sam Houston Middle School today |
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| 11 | 11 | | has an enrollment of approximately 775 students; the school |
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| 12 | 12 | | welcomed a chapter of the National Junior Honor Society in 2007 with |
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| 13 | 13 | | great enthusiasm, and its members have continued to demonstrate the |
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| 14 | 14 | | accomplishment, leadership, and good character required for |
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| 15 | 15 | | membership; NJHS members have given back to their community as well |
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| 16 | 16 | | through such activities as a penny drive for a local elementary |
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| 17 | 17 | | school; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Other special programs at Houston Middle School |
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| 19 | 19 | | include the Youth Achievement Foundation and Academic Pentathlon, |
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| 20 | 20 | | as well as the Colt of the Six Weeks award, which commends |
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| 21 | 21 | | outstanding diligence and exemplary behavior; new in the 2008-2009 |
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| 22 | 22 | | school year is the Advancement Via Individual Determination college |
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| 23 | 23 | | preparation program; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Led by principal Don Hernandez, the school's |
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| 25 | 25 | | dedicated faculty and staff carry out the Houston mission "to |
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| 26 | 26 | | create a safe, positive environment where teachers, |
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| 27 | 27 | | administrators, and parents work together to empower every student |
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| 28 | 28 | | to recognize his/her potential and take advantage of opportunities |
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| 29 | 29 | | to achieve success"; they motivate students to work industriously |
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| 30 | 30 | | toward their goals, mastering the new skills and acquiring the |
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| 31 | 31 | | knowledge they need to progress to the next level; the faculty, |
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| 32 | 32 | | staff, and administrators of Houston Middle School can indeed take |
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| 33 | 33 | | pride in this fine institution and its role in preparing children to |
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| 34 | 34 | | become happy and productive citizens of the Lone Star State; now, |
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| 35 | 35 | | therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 37 | 37 | | Legislature hereby recognize Sam Houston Middle School in Garland |
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| 38 | 38 | | for its contributions to the community and extend to its students, |
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| 39 | 39 | | teachers, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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| 40 | 40 | | be it further |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 42 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 44 | 44 | | Kent |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 47 | 47 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1025 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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