H.R. No. 1042
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Ulrich Intermediate School in Klein has been named
the winner of the 2017 Great Reading Games, an annual competition
sponsored by Learning Ally; and
WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that
provides educational materials for students with print
disabilities, including dyslexia, blindness, and visual
impairment, at approximately 10,000 schools; the Great Reading
Games contest is designed to motivate these students to spend more
time reading and to engage with texts above their grade level, and
during this year's competition, participants completed more than
five million pages total; and
WHEREAS, Ulrich Intermediate beat out schools from across the
country to capture first place in the 2017 Great Reading Games; all
of the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders involved in the school's
Learning Ally program took part in the challenge, earning a winning
score of 1,580,614; and
WHEREAS, With their fine performance in the Great Reading
Games, these outstanding young Texans have brought credit to their
school, and they may take justifiable pride in the considerable
skill and perseverance they have demonstrated; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Ulrich Intermediate School on
achieving first place in the 2017 Learning Ally Great Reading Games
and extend to all those who took part in the competition sincere
best wishes for continued success; 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.
Roberts
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1042 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House