H.R. No. 590
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, Since 1993, members of the EnviroKids program at
    1-2  C. H. Daniels Intermediate School have helped to make Shelby County
    1-3  and the State of Texas safer, cleaner, and more beautiful places in
    1-4  which to live; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, Composed of sixth-grade students in the school's
    1-6  gifted and talented classes, the EnviroKids program has won
    1-7  national and international acclaim for its innovative solutions to
    1-8  our society's pressing environmental problems; in 1993, the group
    1-9  implemented a successful community cleanup project in Shelby County
   1-10  that was named the most outstanding effort of its kind in the State
   1-11  of Texas; and
   1-12        WHEREAS, In June 1994, members of this remarkable program
   1-13  represented their state and nation at the International Future
   1-14  Problem Solving Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where they
   1-15  placed fourth in the world; these fine young Texans also achieved a
   1-16  third-place win in the Environmental Challenge, a competition
   1-17  sponsored by the General Land Office; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, This year's students, who are known as the
   1-19  "EnviroKids II," have also received accolades for their efforts to
   1-20  plant trees, promote recycling, prevent littering, clean up waste,
   1-21  and promote environmental awareness in their community; recently,
   1-22  they won first place in the State of Texas in Community Problem
   1-23  Solving, and this summer they will travel to Providence, Rhode
   1-24  Island, to participate in the Future Problem Solving Conference,
    2-1  where they will meet with other students from around the world; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, These outstanding sixth graders have also produced
    2-3  educational videos and organized a countywide cleanup that resulted
    2-4  in the collection of 750,000 pounds of trash in Shelby County; with
    2-5  the help of 63 local volunteers, the students also replaced soil
    2-6  that had eroded from their school campus and planted ground cover
    2-7  to prevent future erosion; and
    2-8        WHEREAS, In addition to these impressive local activities,
    2-9  the group has worked in conjunction with the Texas Forest Service
   2-10  to clean up an illegal dumpsite and has inspired law enforcement
   2-11  officials throughout the county to crack down on individuals who
   2-12  illegally dispose of trash; the EnviroKids II have also received a
   2-13  grant from the Deep East Texas Council of Governments to construct
   2-14  and operate a demonstration composting site; and
   2-15        WHEREAS, In light of the EnviroKids program's many notable
   2-16  accomplishments, it is indeed appropriate that special legislative
   2-17  recognition be given to the program's sponsor, Fannie Watson; to
   2-18  its founding members, Michael Bartle, Carly Collins, Tina Hartt,
   2-19  Heather Hilliard, Christina Jackson, Karen Magness, Haley Snider,
   2-20  Russell Sowell, Mark Tidwell, Karen Wilkins, Erik Williams, and
   2-21  Anna Joy Windham; and to this year's participants, Barbara Alford,
   2-22  Brett Burnett, Johna Childress, Brooke Harrison, Collin McElroy,
   2-23  Ben Meeks, Reid Miller, Ryan Miller, Ashley Odom, Charla Oliver,
   2-24  Paul Pryor, Julia Prince, Anne Sawyer, Clarissa Singson, Marcy
   2-25  Sorrell, Wendi Tinkle, and Brian Welch; now, therefore, be it
   2-26        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-27  Legislature hereby commend the students and sponsor of the
    3-1  EnviroKids program for their outstanding contributions to Shelby
    3-2  County and to the entire State of Texas; and, be it further
    3-3        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
    3-4  for the participants in the EnviroKids program and for prominent
    3-5  display at C. H. Daniels Intermediate School as an expression of
    3-6  highest esteem by the Texas House of Representatives.