By:  Brown                                       S.R. No. 613
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, "Bess Brannen Proud Day" on April 16, 1993, honors
    1-3  Bess Brannen Elementary School in Lake Jackson, Texas, and its
    1-4  students, staff, and parents, for their magnificent contributions
    1-5  to their state and nation; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The elementary school recently won second place
    1-7  awards in the "Keep Texas Beautiful" and "Keep America Beautiful"
    1-8  competitions; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, April is designated as National Youth Leadership
   1-10  Month and Bess Brannen Elementary School won the prestigious awards
   1-11  for stressing individual responsibility, positive citizenship, and
   1-12  improvements in the environment of the school and the city; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Embracing the slogan, "A Clean and Beautiful
   1-14  School....A Clean and Beautiful Me," the students are keeping
   1-15  their school environment a healthy, happy place while maintaining
   1-16  a drug-free school by knowing how to "Just Say No"; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Working cooperatively with the Lake Jackson Clean
   1-18  City Commission in their "Clean and Green" campaigns, the 710
   1-19  students are involved in tree plantings, school and citywide
   1-20  clean-ups, and recycling efforts; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Lake Jackson is celebrating its 50th birthday in
   1-22  1993 and the Bess Brannen students participated in the citywide
   1-23  clean-up, winning first place for the most participants and for
    2-1  the most CHICKEN/DARE Club bags of trash collected; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, Representing a cross-section of cultural and economic
    2-3  levels, Bess Brannen Elementary students have pride in themselves,
    2-4  their school, their city and state, and their country; now,
    2-5  therefore, be it
    2-6        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-7  73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate Bess Brannen Elementary
    2-8  School for its outstanding success in improving the environment
    2-9  of the school and the city and for its role in developing good
   2-10  citizens for the future; and, be it further
   2-11        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
   2-12  Bess Brannen Elementary School as an expression of the admiration
   2-13  and appreciation of the Texas Senate.
   2-14                                 _____________________________________
   2-15                                        President of the Senate
   2-16                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-17                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-18                                 the Senate on April 14, 1993.
   2-19                                 _____________________________________
   2-20                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-21                                 _____________________________________
   2-22                                         Member, Texas Senate