H.R. No. 824 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Aldine High School chapter of the Health 1-2 Occupations Students of America (HOSA) recently received 1-3 well-deserved recognition for its outstanding achievement in 1-4 helping build public awareness about one of the pressing 1-5 health-related problems facing Americans today when the chapter won 1-6 the first place prize at the regional and state levels of the 1-7 National Competitive Events Program sponsored by the parent HOSA 1-8 organization; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Focusing on a particularly distressing problem in 1-10 our society, the student members of the Aldine High School HOSA 1-11 chapter developed a life-size board game called Community Awareness 1-12 Project Against Child Abuse, the aim of which is to educate the 1-13 public about this problem and help people recognize, stem, and 1-14 prevent occurrences of physical, emotional, and psychological 1-15 violence against our community's most precious resource, our 1-16 children; and 1-17 WHEREAS, In developing their prize-winning entry for the 1-18 regional and state competitions, these Aldine High School students 1-19 epitomized the ideals promoted by HOSA, Inc., a nonprofit 1-20 educational organization for students preparing for health careers; 1-21 and 1-22 WHEREAS, Operating under the motto "the Hands of HOSA Mold 1-23 the Health of Tomorrow," the organization seeks to ensure and 1-24 enhance the delivery of compassionate quality health care for the 2-1 citizens of tomorrow by providing opportunities for the acquisition 2-2 of knowledge of health issues and the development of leadership 2-3 skills by students preparing for careers in the field of health 2-4 care today; and 2-5 WHEREAS, While they have performed a valuable public service 2-6 in focusing attention on a pervasive social ill that can be greatly 2-7 alleviated through increased education, the Aldine High School HOSA 2-8 members also set an outstanding example for other students 2-9 preparing for careers in health care and assured the people of 2-10 Texas that their future health care needs will undoubtedly be in 2-11 truly capable hands, and their efforts in this regard truly merit 2-12 special praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-14 Legislature hereby congratulate the student members of the Aldine 2-15 High School chapter of HOSA, Inc., on their superlative 2-16 accomplishments in winning the first place prize in regional and 2-17 state competitions and extend to them best wishes for continued 2-18 success at the HOSA National Competitive Events Program in June; 2-19 and, be it further 2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-21 prepared for each of these students as an expression of high esteem 2-22 by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-23 by the Texas House of Representatives. 2-24 Bailey 2-25 H.R. No. 824 2-26 _______________________________ 2-27 Speaker of the House 3-1 I certify that H.R. No. 824 was adopted by the House on May 3-2 27, 1993, by a non-record vote. 3-3 _______________________________ 3-4 Chief Clerk of the House