H.R. No. 1414
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students from Lufkin Middle School in Angelina
County distinguished themselves with their exemplary performance
in the 2017 Great Reading Games, an annual competition held 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; established in 2014, 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; during this year's
competition, which ran from January 9 to February 28, participants
read more than five million pages total; and
WHEREAS, Lufkin Middle School went up against more than 1,200
schools across the country to capture ninth place in the 2017 Great
Reading Games, with all of the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders
involved in the school's Learning Ally program taking part in the
challenge; and
WHEREAS, By placing among the top 10 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 Lufkin Middle School on placing
ninth in the 2017 Learning Ally Great Reading Games and extend to
all those who participated 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.
Ashby
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1414 was adopted by the House on April
27, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House