82R17076 MGR-D
By: Anderson of McLennan H.R. No. 1276
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the Greenbuilders Club at University
Middle School in Waco made an outstanding showing and took home
second place at the School of the Future Design Competition
regional jury event held in Houston on February 14, 2011; and
WHEREAS, The School of the Future Design Competition,
sponsored by the Council of Educational Facility Planners
International, challenges student teams to design schools that
enhance learning, conserve resources, and engage the surrounding
community; the competition, open to middle school students,
requires teamwork, planning, documentation, and creativity, and
gives participants a chance to collaborate on a project from the
concept phase through completion; and
WHEREAS, Students in the University Middle School
Greenbuilders Club developed renovation plans for the cafeteria of
the building they will occupy next year; they met with
representatives from the construction industry, visited other
schools in the district to learn how green concepts were involved in
their design, and devoted months to expanding their knowledge of
sustainability, school planning, and architecture; and
WHEREAS, Before a jury, Greenbuilders Club members Ellen
Coleman, Austin Deleon, Emanuel Lopez, Lyssette Ortiz, and
Gabrielle Smith exhibited the results of a semester's worth of work
on their design: a project model, an audiovisual presentation, and
a narrative description documenting their planning process and
rationale, as well as supporting materials such as elevation and
perspective drawings; and
WHEREAS, The group's visit to Houston provided an excellent
opportunity to showcase the innovative work of these outstanding
students, and they may indeed take justifiable pride in their
achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Greenbuilders Club at
University Middle School on its outstanding showing in the School
of the Future Design Competition and extend to the club's members
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the club as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.