SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize Odyssey Academy on the occasion of the school's 25th
anniversary, which is being celebrated on October 14, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy was established in 1998 when
Robert A. Mosbacher Sr., the founder of Mosbacher Energy
Company and a former United States secretary of commerce,
secured a charter for the school from the Texas State Board of
Education; the following year, Odyssey Academy opened as an
open-enrollment, public middle school; the academy soon grew
to encompass prekindergarten through eighth grade classes, and
in 2009, the current Galveston campus was established; high
school grades were added in 2013, and the school produced its
first graduating class four years later; and
WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy features a curriculum focused
on the development of leadership and problem-solving skills,
with an emphasis on the STEAM subjects of science, technology,
engineering, the arts, and mathematics; moreover, the school
offers dual credit and early college programs that allow
students to earn college credit or an associate's degree while
completing high school; and
WHEREAS, Over the past eight years, Odyssey Academy has
expanded its reach by adding additional locations; in 2015, it
launched the Bay Area campus in El Lago, which serves
prekindergarten through seventh grade students across 14 school
districts, and in 2020, it opened the Texas City campus, which
offers prekindergarten through eighth grade classes; and
WHEREAS, For a quarter century, Odyssey Academy has
provided young Texans with a solid educational foundation that
enables them to reach their full potential and become productive
and engaged members of their communities, and the school is
indeed deserving of recognition as it celebrates this special
milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend all who have
contributed to Odyssey Academy's proud legacy of excellence in
education and extend to all congratulations on the school's
25th anniversary and best wishes for continued success in the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
Odyssey Academy as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Middleton
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on October 9, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate