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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Ingleside High School Students Against Destructive |
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| 6 | 7 | | Decisions is an organization that strives to reduce drug, tobacco, |
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| 7 | 8 | | and alcohol use in schools and the community; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, SADD works to encourage students from kindergarten |
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| 9 | 10 | | through high school to make smart choices, and it provides tools to |
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| 10 | 11 | | help students who face problems of drug use, underage drinking, |
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| 11 | 12 | | impaired driving, and other actions associated with destructive |
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| 12 | 13 | | decisions; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Ingleside High School SADD group, which was |
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| 14 | 15 | | established in 2009, has engaged in a variety of projects over the |
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| 15 | 16 | | years to address such issues; members organized an annual Tobacco |
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| 16 | 17 | | Free Kids Day Silent March, with each year's theme focusing on a |
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| 17 | 18 | | different tobacco statistic, and they recently hosted a Celebration |
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| 18 | 19 | | Vocal March; one year the group planned a Drug Free Family Fun Day |
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| 19 | 20 | | that drew nearly 1,000 citizens; additionally, students arrange Red |
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| 20 | 21 | | Ribbon Week activities, and they have invited speakers to come to |
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| 21 | 22 | | their school and talk about the dangers of texting and driving; they |
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| 22 | 23 | | also held a Tobacco Free Walk to raise money for the American Cancer |
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| 23 | 24 | | Society; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, The young Texans participating in the Ingleside High |
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| 25 | 26 | | School Students Against Destructive Decisions events have |
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| 26 | 27 | | distinguished themselves through their dedication to these worthy |
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| 27 | 28 | | endeavors, and they indeed deserve special recognition for their |
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| 28 | 29 | | commitment to the greater good; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby commend Ingleside High School Students Against |
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| 31 | 32 | | Destructive Decisions and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 32 | 33 | | organization sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | House of Representatives. |
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