By Horn                                                H.R. No. 490
       74R9078 SAJ-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  the current class of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
    1-3  on the occasion of its visit to the State Capitol; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, The Texas Legislature created the academy at the
    1-5  University of North Texas in 1987 in response to the need for
    1-6  mathematicians, engineers, and scientists to serve the state's
    1-7  growing high-technology industry and university research
    1-8  laboratories; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, This innovative two-year program allows gifted
   1-10  students to complete two years of college study during what would
   1-11  have been their junior and senior years of high school; upon
   1-12  graduation from the program, they receive their high school
   1-13  diplomas and approximately 60 hours of college credit; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The academy opened its doors in 1988 and is
   1-15  currently instructing its fourth class of students; 200 high school
   1-16  juniors are admitted to the program each year, and generous public
   1-17  support and financial aid guarantee access to the program for every
   1-18  gifted student in the state; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The academy offers an invigorating course of study
   1-20  as pupils enroll in many of the university's most challenging
   1-21  courses, and its prestigious summer internships allow students to
   1-22  conduct independent research under the tutelage of faculty members;
   1-23  and
   1-24        WHEREAS, These projects have proven to be a most beneficial
    2-1  learning experience as several students have gone on to co-author
    2-2  research articles for professional journals and have presented
    2-3  their findings at local and national meetings; moreover, the
    2-4  graduating class of 1994 boasted three semifinalists in the
    2-5  renowned Westinghouse Science Talent Search, all of whom based
    2-6  their entries on their summer research projects; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, The Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science has
    2-8  done an admirable job of fostering in its students the creativity,
    2-9  curiosity, reasoning ability, and self-discipline that leads to
   2-10  independent thought and action and, in doing so, has helped provide
   2-11  a solid grounding for all their future endeavors; now, therefore,
   2-12  be it
   2-13        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-14  Legislature hereby commend the Texas Academy of Mathematics and
   2-15  Science for its outstanding efforts to educate our state's future
   2-16  academic and research leaders and extend an official welcome to the
   2-17  visiting faculty and class members; and, be it further
   2-18        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-19  prepared for the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science as an
   2-20  expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.