Bill Text: TX SR466 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick Jr. Middle School for their commitment to excellence in education.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-27 - Reported enrolled [SR466 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR466-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick Jr. Middle | ||
| School on their success in Learning Ally's 2017 Great Reading | ||
| Games competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that | ||
| provides learning materials to students with print disabilities, | ||
| and it has sponsored the Great Reading Games since 2014; this | ||
| exemplary program gives students with reading difficulties an | ||
| opportunity to be recognized for their efforts and to improve | ||
| their reading success; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick | ||
| Jr. Middle School are in the Hays Consolidated Independent | ||
| School District; they have both been ranked among the top 10 | ||
| schools nationwide in this prestigious competition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In the 2017 contest, students read more than 5.3 | ||
| million pages combined, a significant increase from the year | ||
| before; as a result of their participation, students tend to | ||
| substantially extend the amount of time they spend reading and | ||
| are motivated to read above their grade level; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The people of Hays County are proud of the | ||
| students at Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick | ||
| Jr. Middle School for their hard work and perseverance as | ||
| participants in this acclaimed competition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the students, faculty, and staff of | ||
| Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick Jr. Middle School on | ||
| their commitment to excellence in education and extend | ||
| congratulations to them on their success in the 2017 Learning | ||
| Ally Great Reading Games; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| these outstanding schools as an expression of high regard from | ||
| the Texas Senate. | ||
| Campbell | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 27, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
