By:  Turner                                      S.R. No. 362
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
    1-3  recognize the volunteers, faculty, and staff of South Knoll
    1-4  Elementary School of College Station for receiving the Outstanding
    1-5  Campus Volunteer Award for Small Districts from the Texas
    1-6  Association for Partners in Education on February 5, 1993; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, The administrators of this noteworthy school are
    1-8  quite proud of their school's achievements and credit this remarkable
    1-9  accomplishment to their school's highly successful volunteer program;
   1-10  and
   1-11        WHEREAS, This volunteer program began with 14 volunteers who
   1-12  donated 500 hours of service; last year, 337 volunteers contributed
   1-13  9,525 hours of service; by the end of the fall semester, 300
   1-14  volunteers had worked 6,500 hours; and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Providing a quality environment for the school's
   1-16  students, the volunteers are highly motivated and are able to give
   1-17  each child individual attention; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The volunteers whose services benefit the school
   1-19  are enlisted from different sources including parents, business
   1-20  people, retirees, Texas A&M students, professors, and other community
   1-21  activists by Becky Eden, the campus's representative to the district
   1-22  volunteer advisory board, and teams of parents; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, Principal Brad Lancaster credits the success of
    2-1  the program to Ms. Eden; because of the large numbers of volunteers
    2-2  who work with students on an individual basis, scheduling the
    2-3  volunteers is a formidable task and one which Ms. Eden handles
    2-4  quite ably; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Encouraged by the devoted one-on-one adult attention,
    2-6  many of the pupils at this school visibly bloom as a result of the
    2-7  warmth and support shown to them; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, In addition to the academic help provided them,
    2-9  many of the children receive Big Brothers or Big Sisters from the
   2-10  student body at Texas A&M University; and
   2-11        WHEREAS, The self-esteem of the children in the program has
   2-12  risen markedly; now, therefore, be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-14  73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate the volunteers, faculty, and
   2-15  staff of South Knoll Elementary School on their much deserved
   2-16  recognition; and, be it further
   2-17        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-18  the school as an expression of great esteem from the Texas Senate.
   2-19                                 _____________________________________
   2-20                                        President of the Senate
   2-21                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-22                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-23                                 the Senate on March 2, 1993.
   2-24                                 _____________________________________
   2-25                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-1                                 _____________________________________
    3-2                                         Member, Texas Senate