H.R. No. 920
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, J. J. Pearce High School of the Richardson
Independent School District has earned national recognition for
establishing a learning community that stimulates intellectual
engagement and academic achievement; and
WHEREAS, The recipient of a number of prestigious honors,
Pearce High has been named a Newsweek Top U.S. High School,
Washington Post Top 5 Percent U.S. High School, and U.S. News &
World Report Outstanding American High School; and
WHEREAS, Pearce High has also been honored with the ACT
College Readiness and Meadows Foundation Community Service Awards;
on the state and local levels, this notable institution has earned
the titles of D Magazine Top Metroplex High School, Texas Education
Agency Exemplary School, and Texas Business and Education Coalition
Honor Roll School; and
WHEREAS, These significant accomplishments are a testament
to the rigorous scholastic standards and exceptional opportunities
that characterize Pearce High School, and they are a source of
justifiable pride to principal Beverly Vance and all those
associated with the school; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby honor the administration and faculty of
J. J. Pearce High School for their commitment to excellence in
education and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
success with their important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Carter
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 920 was adopted by the House on March
27, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House