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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Odyssey Academy on the occasion of the school's 25th |
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anniversary, which is being celebrated on October 14, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy was established in 1998 when |
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Robert A. Mosbacher Sr., the founder of Mosbacher Energy Company |
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and a former United States secretary of commerce, secured a |
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charter for the school from the Texas State Board of Education; |
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the following year, Odyssey Academy opened as an |
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open-enrollment, public middle school; the academy soon grew to |
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encompass prekindergarten through eighth grade classes, and in |
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2009, the current Galveston campus was established; high school |
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grades were added in 2013, and the school produced its first |
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graduating class four years later; and |
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WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy features a curriculum focused on |
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the development of leadership and problem-solving skills, with |
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an emphasis on the STEAM subjects of science, technology, |
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engineering, the arts, and mathematics; moreover, the school |
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offers dual credit and early college programs that allow students |
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to earn college credit or an associate's degree while completing |
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high school; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past eight years, Odyssey Academy has |
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expanded its reach by adding additional locations; in 2015, it |
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launched the Bay Area campus in El Lago, which serves |
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prekindergarten through seventh grade students across 14 school |
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districts, and in 2020, it opened the Texas City campus, which |
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offers prekindergarten through eighth grade classes; and |
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WHEREAS, For a quarter century, Odyssey Academy has |
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provided young Texans with a solid educational foundation that |
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enables them to reach their full potential and become productive |
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and engaged members of their communities, and the school is |
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indeed deserving of recognition as it celebrates this special |
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milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend all who have |
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contributed to Odyssey Academy's proud legacy of excellence in |
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education and extend to all congratulations on the school's 25th |
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anniversary and best wishes for continued success in the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Odyssey Academy as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |