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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students and faculty from the Lamar Middle School |
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AVID program in the Lewisville Independent School District are |
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visiting the Texas Capitol on April 21, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Coach Maria Samantha |
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Montano, eighth-grade students at Lamar Middle have completed more |
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than 200 hours of community service as part of the Advancement Via |
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Individual Determination program, a global nonprofit organization |
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that focuses on promoting college readiness and developing study |
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skills, critical thinking, and literacy; Lamar Middle participants |
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meet every other day for 90 minutes, which includes a tutoring |
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session to help identify problem-solving strategies; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to their visit to the State Capitol, |
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these outstanding young Texans are touring The University of Texas |
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at Austin campus; the students have previously toured Texas Woman's |
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University, and they have participated in an AVID Leadership |
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Conference at American Airlines Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Lamar Middle School has demonstrated a strong |
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commitment to supporting academic excellence and college |
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readiness, and participants in its AVID program may take great |
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pride in their achievements as they look forward to a future bright |
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with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize the Lamar Middle School AVID program |
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and extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Lamar Middle School AVID program as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thimesch |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1008 was adopted by the House on April |
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20, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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