By: Parker S.R. No. 813 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud 1-3 to recognize the Monsignor Kelly High School students of 1-4 Beaumont, Texas, and their marine science teacher, Terri Clark, 1-5 for their recent selection for the Governor's Award for Environmental 1-6 Excellence; and 1-7 WHEREAS, The students and Terri Clark were presented the 1-8 award for having developed the only marine debris study of its 1-9 type on the Gulf of Mexico; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The 350 students who are participating in the 1-11 project collect, identify, and quantify debris found along a 1-12 two-mile stretch of Sea Rim State Park on the Texas coast; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Since the program began in October of 1992, 1-14 approximately 20,000 pieces of material have been collected to 1-15 form a database of information; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The goal of the project is to determine the origin 1-17 of the debris--how much originates at sea and how much on land; 1-18 students have identified some manufacturers responsible for the 1-19 debris and written letters to over 75 companies; and 1-20 WHEREAS, The project was one of 22 selected from 1-21 600 applications for funding by the National Science Teacher's 1-22 Association and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.; and 1-23 WHEREAS, A gifted and resourceful teacher, Terri Clark has 2-1 inspired her students to take an avid interest in their environment; 2-2 and 2-3 WHEREAS, The students have spent many hours collecting 2-4 and identifying material and they have been asked to provide 2-5 information from their unique educational project to the Center 2-6 for Marine Conservation based in Washington, D.C.; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Considering the growing need for environmental 2-8 awareness and clean-up throughout the country, the efforts of 2-9 these students and their teacher are truly exemplary and the 2-10 project is an important ecological contribution to our state; 2-11 now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-13 73rd Legislature, hereby commend the students of Monsignor Kelly 2-14 High School and marine science teacher Terri Clark for their 2-15 superior environmental project and extend congratulations to them 2-16 on receiving the Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence; and, 2-17 be it further 2-18 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for them 2-19 as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. 2-20 _____________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the 2-23 above Resolution was adopted by 2-24 the Senate on April 30, 1993. 2-25 _____________________________________ 3-1 Secretary of the Senate 3-2 _____________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate