By De La Garza H.R. No. 631 74R10928 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The seventh grade history class of The Teacher 1-2 Academy in Edinburg has accomplished a truly remarkable feat by 1-3 winning the regional phase of the Texas State Preservation Board's 1-4 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 The Teacher Academy class project proved 1-8 superior in this exacting area of competition; and 1-9 WHEREAS, The members of the class, who devoted many hours to 1-10 the preparation of this project, include Josh Bradford, Chih-Ming 1-11 Cheng, Sunshine Corlilss, Rene Cortez, Alex De Leon, Jamie Elliott, 1-12 Sandra Faires, Alie Garcia, Jessica Garcia, Heitham Ghariani, 1-13 Elisabeth Good, Jennifer Gulley, Betty Gutierrez, Trenton 1-14 Henrichson, Vanessa Salinas, Karla Sereno, Abraham Tanus, and 1-15 Carlos Vasquez; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Encouraging her students to learn more about their 1-17 State Capitol was the goal of teacher Linda Daniel, who provided 1-18 exemplary guidance to her young charges during the course of their 1-19 instructive labors; and 1-20 WHEREAS, For their award-winning project, these outstanding 1-21 scholars have been flown here to attend Capitol rededication events 1-22 and to see firsthand the newly restored building that has inspired 1-23 their endeavors; and 1-24 WHEREAS, These fine young Texans have demonstrated the 2-1 qualities of dedication and teamwork that are at the core of any 2-2 successful venture, and their exceptional efforts on this worthy 2-3 project indeed merit special legislative recognition; now, 2-4 therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-6 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the seventh grade 2-7 history class at The Teacher Academy in Edinburg for their superior 2-8 achievement in winning the regional phase of the Texas State 2-9 Preservation Board's Capitol Contest and offer them a warm welcome 2-10 on the occasion of their visit to the Texas Capitol; and, be it 2-11 further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for the class and for prominent display at The Teacher 2-14 Academy in Edinburg as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-15 House of Representatives.