1 | | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 363 |
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2 | | - | WHEREAS, For more than three decades, The Covenant School |
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3 | | - | in Dallas has provided students with a classical Christian |
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4 | | - | education rooted in the pursuit of knowledge in the areas of |
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5 | | - | grammar, logic, and rhetoric, with inspiration from classic |
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6 | | - | literature; and |
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| 1 | + | 89R21676 JRI-D |
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| 2 | + | By: Parker S.R. No. 363 |
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| 7 | + | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 8 | + | WHEREAS, For more than three decades, The Covenant School in |
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| 9 | + | Dallas has provided students with a classical Christian education |
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| 10 | + | rooted in the pursuit of knowledge in the areas of grammar, logic, |
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| 11 | + | and rhetoric, with inspiration from classic literature; and |
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7 | 12 | | WHEREAS, During the past school year, the fifth grade class |
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8 | 13 | | at Covenant has demonstrated great diligence in studying the |
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9 | 14 | | history of the great State of Texas; to supplement their |
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10 | 15 | | instruction, the students attended a living history day that taught |
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11 | 16 | | them about the real lives of early Texas settlers, and they also |
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12 | 17 | | learned about the Alamo and read a historical novel about a German |
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13 | 18 | | family who immigrated to the Texas Hill Country; and |
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14 | | - | WHEREAS, To immerse themselves further in the story of |
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15 | | - | Texas, the fifth grade class performed a play for younger students |
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16 | | - | in Covenant's Grammar School about the meaning and history of the |
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17 | | - | six national flags that have flown over Texas during its different |
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18 | | - | eras of governance; the class's yearlong project culminated in a |
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19 | | - | multi-day trip to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and |
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20 | | - | the Texas State Capitol and a visit to the Alamo in San Antonio; and |
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| 19 | + | WHEREAS, To immerse themselves further in the story of Texas, |
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| 20 | + | the fifth grade class performed a play for younger students in |
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| 21 | + | Covenant's Grammar School about the meaning and history of the six |
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| 22 | + | national flags that have flown over Texas during its different eras |
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| 23 | + | of governance; the class's yearlong project culminated in a |
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| 24 | + | multi-day trip to the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and the |
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| 25 | + | Texas State Capitol and a visit to the Alamo in San Antonio; and |
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21 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Throughout this endeavor, the students received |
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22 | 27 | | excellent instruction and leadership from teachers Kelly Meyer, |
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23 | 28 | | Carrie Anthony, Keely Dooley, Ashley Wilson, Jody Gibson, and |
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24 | 29 | | Brandi Sosnowski and administrators Dr. Robert Littlejohn and |
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25 | 30 | | Laura Mountjoy; their teachers were responsible not only for |
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26 | 31 | | implementing the lesson plan but also for guiding students in |
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27 | 32 | | completing service-oriented tasks at Covenant, which included |
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28 | 33 | | raising and lowering the American and Texas flags according to |
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29 | 34 | | proper protocols; and |
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30 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Students in the fifth grade class at The Covenant |
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31 | 36 | | School have demonstrated a commendable interest in the people and |
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32 | 37 | | events that have shaped the Lone Star State, and it is a pleasure to |
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33 | 38 | | recognize these outstanding young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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34 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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35 | | - | Legislature, hereby honor the fifth grade students from The Covenant |
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36 | | - | School for their dedication to learning about Texas history and |
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37 | | - | extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success as engaged |
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38 | | - | citizens and lifelong learners; and, be it further |
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| 39 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 40 | + | hereby honor the fifth grade students from The Covenant School for |
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| 41 | + | their dedication to learning about Texas history and extend to them |
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| 42 | + | sincere best wishes for continued success as engaged citizens and |
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| 43 | + | lifelong learners; and, be it further |
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40 | | - | prepared for the class as an expression of high regard from the |
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41 | | - | Texas Senate. |
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42 | | - | Parker |
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43 | | - | ________________________________ |
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44 | | - | President of the Senate |
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45 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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46 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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47 | | - | the Senate on April 3, 2025. |
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48 | | - | ________________________________ |
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49 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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50 | | - | ________________________________ |
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51 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 45 | + | prepared for the class as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 46 | + | Senate. |
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