| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1825 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The members of the gifted and talented class of |
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| 6 | 6 | | Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia have won the Texas |
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| 7 | 7 | | Grand Champion award in the intermediate category for their entry |
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| 8 | 8 | | in the Future Problem Solving Program International competition; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, More than 250,000 students from around the world |
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| 11 | 11 | | participate annually in the Future Problem Solving Program |
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| 12 | 12 | | International, working to develop their critical thinking skills |
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| 13 | 13 | | through creative problem-solving projects; the program is |
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| 14 | 14 | | sponsored in the state by the Texas Education Agency; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Under the guidance of their teacher, Cherrie |
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| 16 | 16 | | Edwards, the fifth-grade members of the Nichols Sawmill gifted and |
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| 17 | 17 | | talented class have arranged to bring a miniature "therapy horse" |
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| 18 | 18 | | named Tess and her handler to their school and to another Magnolia |
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| 19 | 19 | | Independent School District campus, Williams Elementary; and |
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| 20 | 20 | | WHEREAS, Tess is part of the SIRE (Self-Improvement through |
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| 21 | 21 | | Riding Education) program, and her visits will benefit the special |
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| 22 | 22 | | needs students at each school throughout the 2010-2011 school year; |
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| 23 | 23 | | calling their project TESS (Therapeutic Education for Special |
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| 24 | 24 | | Students), the students in the Nichols Sawmill gifted and talented |
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| 25 | 25 | | class have raised more than $8,500 for this innovative program; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Their recognition at the state level entitles these |
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| 27 | 27 | | dedicated and creative students to travel to the Future Problem |
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| 28 | 28 | | Solving Program International competition at Michigan State |
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| 29 | 29 | | University in May, and they may indeed take great pride in their |
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| 30 | 30 | | state victory as they look forward to competing with other young |
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| 31 | 31 | | people from across the nation; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the gifted and talented class of |
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| 34 | 34 | | Nichols Sawmill Elementary School on being named Texas Grand |
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| 35 | 35 | | Champion in the intermediate category of the state Future Problem |
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| 36 | 36 | | Solving Program International competition and extend to the members |
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| 37 | 37 | | of the class and their teacher best wishes for continued success; |
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| 38 | 38 | | and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Eissler |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1825 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 46 | 46 | | 11, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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