By Clemons H.R. No. 625 74R10538 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The seventh grade history class of Lufkin's Dunbar 1-2 Intermediate School has accomplished a truly remarkable feat by 1-3 winning the Houston area phase of the Texas State Preservation 1-4 Board's Capitol Contest; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Open to participation from students across the 1-6 state, the contest required each class to build a model of the 1-7 State Capitol and to submit a 250-word essay titled "What the 1-8 Capitol Means to Me," and the Dunbar Intermediate School project 1-9 was superior in both areas of competition; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The members of the class, who devoted 200 hours to 1-11 the preparation of this project, include Dustin Beckman, Katherine 1-12 Davidson, Kristin Davis, Audra Doggett, Stephanie Drouet, Nicholas 1-13 Ellis, Wesley Graham, Curtis Harris, Craig Ivy, Sara Kaemmerling, 1-14 Patrick Leslie, Noah Longino, Kavita Modi, Jeremy Montgomery, 1-15 Elliot New, Rebecca Phillips, Erin Roth, Ashley Schultz, Cameron 1-16 Slack, Cara Sprague, Michael Swearingen, Carlos Tovar, Johnny 1-17 Williams, Marcus Wilson, and Rachelle Wood; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Encouraging her students to learn more about their 1-19 State Capitol was the goal of teacher Helen Connor who, with the 1-20 aid of student teacher Amy Parker, provided exemplary guidance to 1-21 her young charges during the course of their instructive labors and 1-22 selected Ashley Schultz's excellent essay as the class's contest 1-23 entry; and 1-24 WHEREAS, For their award-winning project, these outstanding 2-1 scholars have been flown here to attend Capitol rededication events 2-2 and to see firsthand the newly restored building that has inspired 2-3 their endeavors; and 2-4 WHEREAS, These fine young Texans have demonstrated the 2-5 qualities of dedication and teamwork that are at the core of any 2-6 successful venture and their exceptional efforts on this worthy 2-7 project indeed merit special legislative recognition; now, 2-8 therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the seventh grade 2-11 history class at Dunbar Intermediate School for their superior 2-12 achievement in winning the Houston area phase of the Texas State 2-13 Preservation Board's Capitol Contest and offer them a warm welcome 2-14 on the occasion of their visit to the Texas Capitol; and, be it 2-15 further 2-16 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-17 prepared for the class and for prominent display at Dunbar 2-18 Intermediate School as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-19 House of Representatives.