| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 776 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A delegation from Ed White Memorial High School in |
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| 6 | 6 | | League City is visiting the State Capitol on March 12, 2009, and |
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| 7 | 7 | | this occasion provides a fitting opportunity to honor the school |
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| 8 | 8 | | and its parent organization, Bay Area Charter School, Inc.; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Bay Area Charter School is a nonprofit, |
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| 10 | 10 | | open-enrollment charter school community that serves 19 |
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| 11 | 11 | | independent school districts in the Galveston Bay area; its mission |
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| 12 | 12 | | is to foster the excitement of learning through an interactive |
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| 13 | 13 | | educational environment that values the gifts and talents of every |
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| 14 | 14 | | child and to encourage cooperation among students, parents, and the |
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| 15 | 15 | | community, and its schools are guided by the principle that |
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| 16 | 16 | | students learn best in project-based environments that focus on |
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| 17 | 17 | | real world applications; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Named in honor of the NASA astronaut, Ed White |
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| 19 | 19 | | Memorial High School opened its doors in 1998; its classes are |
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| 20 | 20 | | limited in size to 20 students, and the school is designed to |
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| 21 | 21 | | address the individual needs of the students through a personalized |
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| 22 | 22 | | curriculum; Ed White Memorial also features advanced placement and |
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| 23 | 23 | | career and technology courses, online learning opportunities, and |
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| 24 | 24 | | dual-enrollment courses offered in conjunction with College of the |
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| 25 | 25 | | Mainland; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Committed to its innovative, high quality system of |
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| 27 | 27 | | education, Bay Area Charter School is helping its students succeed |
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| 28 | 28 | | academically and realize their full potential, and in so doing, it |
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| 29 | 29 | | is building a solid foundation for the future achievement of many |
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| 30 | 30 | | young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby honor Bay Area Charter School, Inc., and extend |
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| 33 | 33 | | a warm welcome to the representatives from Ed White Memorial High |
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| 34 | 34 | | School who are present at the State Capitol today; and, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Bay Area Charter School as an expression of high regard |
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| 38 | 38 | | by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Taylor |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 776 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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