By: Ogden H.R. No. 424 73R6794 SDU-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The students, parents, faculty, and staff of South 1-2 Knoll Elementary School, in the College Station Independent School 1-3 District, are to be commended for earning the Outstanding Campus 1-4 Volunteer Award for small districts in Texas; and 1-5 WHEREAS, This prestigious award was presented by the Texas 1-6 Association for Partners in Education in recognition of the success 1-7 of the school's volunteer program that was judged best among the 1-8 state's 979 school districts that have fewer than 10,000 students; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, South Knoll's program was launched in 1986 with 14 1-11 volunteers who contributed 500 hours of service; last year, 337 1-12 volunteers contributed 9,525 hours of service, and by the end of 1-13 the 1992 fall semester, approximately 300 volunteers had already 1-14 contributed 6,500 hours; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Program volunteers include parents, business people, 1-16 retirees, and professors and students from Texas A&M University, 1-17 representing the full spectrum of the Bryan-College Station 1-18 community at its best; giving unstintingly of their time, energy, 1-19 and expertise, they provide needed guidance to South Knoll 1-20 schoolchildren as Big Brothers and Big Sisters, make classroom 1-21 presentations on subjects as varied as bats, astronomy, geography, 1-22 and drug abuse, and provide one-on-one and small-group tutoring; 1-23 and 1-24 WHEREAS, In an effort to promote money-management skills 2-1 First City, Texas--Bryan/College Station initiated a school savings 2-2 project in which volunteers helped children deposit money into 2-3 accounts using computer stations on campus; the project was so well 2-4 received that the school and the bank were invited to present it at 2-5 the Texas School Volunteer Conference in April 1992; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The outstanding success of the South Knoll program 2-7 is a testament to the efforts of many dedicated individuals, 2-8 including Becky Eden, the campus's representative to the district 2-9 volunteer advisory board, parent coordinators Cindy Skinner, Cheryl 2-10 Anderholm, and Ranga Parasuraman, South Knoll Principal Brad 2-11 Lancaster, and other members of the community who share their time 2-12 and interests with these children so that they can look forward to 2-13 a future bright with promise; and 2-14 WHEREAS, Since its inception, the South Knoll volunteer 2-15 program has enriched the lives of hundreds of children and adults, 2-16 and it is indeed appropriate that the program be recognized for its 2-17 continuing contributions in this regard; now, therefore, be it 2-18 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-19 Legislature hereby commend the students, parents, faculty, and 2-20 staff of South Knoll Elementary School on receiving the Outstanding 2-21 Campus Volunteer Award for small districts from the Texas 2-22 Association for Partners in Education and extend to the school 2-23 sincere best wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it 2-24 further 2-25 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-26 prepared for prominent display at South Knoll Elementary School as 2-27 an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.