81R28643 JGH-D
By: Eissler H.R. No. 1825
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The members of the gifted and talented class of
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia have won the Texas
Grand Champion award in the intermediate category for their entry
in the Future Problem Solving Program International competition;
and
WHEREAS, More than 250,000 students from around the world
participate annually in the Future Problem Solving Program
International, working to develop their critical thinking skills
through creative problem-solving projects; the program is
sponsored in the state by the Texas Education Agency; and
WHEREAS, Under the guidance of their teacher, Cherrie
Edwards, the fifth-grade members of the Nichols Sawmill gifted and
talented class have arranged to bring a miniature "therapy horse"
named Tess and her handler to their school and to another Magnolia
Independent School District campus, Williams Elementary; and
WHEREAS, Tess is part of the SIRE (Self-Improvement through
Riding Education) program, and her visits will benefit the special
needs students at each school throughout the 2010-2011 school year;
calling their project TESS (Therapeutic Education for Special
Students), the students in the Nichols Sawmill gifted and talented
class have raised more than $8,500 for this innovative program; and
WHEREAS, Their recognition at the state level entitles these
dedicated and creative students to travel to the Future Problem
Solving Program International competition at Michigan State
University in May, and they may indeed take great pride in their
state victory as they look forward to competing with other young
people from across the nation; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the gifted and talented class of
Nichols Sawmill Elementary School on being named Texas Grand
Champion in the intermediate category of the state Future Problem
Solving Program International competition and extend to the members
of the class and their teacher best wishes for continued success;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.