85R15607 CJM-D
By: Bailes H.R. No. 780
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of Alpha Omega
Academy in Huntsville are celebrating the school's 20th anniversary
and the graduation of its 16th class of seniors in 2017; and
WHEREAS, Alpha Omega Academy was established by a group of
families in Huntsville who envisioned a Christ-centered school with
a classical approach to education; in addition to integrating
scripture into its curriculum, Alpha Omega Academy seeks to instill
in pupils a lifelong dedication to the pursuit of truth, moral
goodness, and aesthetic beauty and to enable them to reason
persuasively and to think critically, logically, and wisely; the
school also offers a strong program of athletics and
extracurricular activities to develop well-rounded students; and
WHEREAS, The school first opened its doors in the fall of
1997, welcoming 27 students in first through eighth grade; classes
were initially held in a strip mall on Lake Road and in a local
church; outgrowing its first locations within a few years, the
school began leasing space from the Fellowship of Huntsville Church
on Highway 30 West, and it soon purchased five adjacent acres on
which it established its own campus; and
WHEREAS, The first group of three Alpha Omega seniors
graduated in 2002, and more than 200 students have completed the
program in the years since; still led by its original headmaster,
Paul Davidhizar, the school currently serves 411 students in
kindergarten through 12th grade, and it will grant diplomas to
another 27 graduates in May 2017; and
WHEREAS, In the course of its 20-year history, Alpha Omega
has been home to a National Merit Scholar and several National Merit
Commended Students; the grammar and junior high levels have fielded
competitive teams at the ACSI Math Olympics and at spelling bees and
speech meets; the drama department has participated in one-act play
competitions, and individual students have placed first or second
in state in solo and duet acting; moreover, music and art students
have earned superior ratings in solo and ensemble contests and art
competitions; the baseball team won the TAPPS 1A state championship
several years in a row, and the school's golf team was the state
champion for the fifth time in the spring of 2015; and
WHEREAS, For the past two decades, Alpha Omega Academy has
given many young Texans a strong academic foundation on which to
build, and the school is indeed deserving of recognition on this
important milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Alpha Omega Academy on the occasion of its
20th anniversary and congratulate the members of the school's Class
of 2017 on their graduation; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.