By:  Brown                                             S.R. No. 570
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased and
    1-3  proud to recognize Julia Mosele, Inneke Vargas, Melanie Behrman,
    1-4  Tammy Bledsoe, Ericka Black, Patricia Castillo-Soto, Ashley Duran,
    1-5  Stephanie Diggs, Kenyatta Gray, Amy Hickey, Jessika Izaguirre,
    1-6  Lasharri Kennard, Alaina Lee, Georgina Longoria, Elisabeth Odom,
    1-7  Laniece Parker, Santiago Romero, Jennifer Talbot, Marcus Brooks,
    1-8  Courtney Tankersley, Patricia Villarreal, Darnell Bradford,
    1-9  Karlisha Gray, Mercedes Hill, Terra Lewis, Jill Marks, Freddie Huff,
   1-10  Charles Frazier, Matthew Marcus, Damien Terry, Jeremiah Bodner,
   1-11  Larry Broussard, Ron Even, Raul Escalante, Shaun Greer, Jason Lamb,
   1-12  Shane Johnson, Michael Whaley, Josh Yalenezian, Andrew Zamorategui,
   1-13  Dustin Dromgoole, Aarica McIntyre, Mauricio Medina, Thomas Torres,
   1-14  Raymond Wright, Natoya Patterson, Brittany Taylor, William Scott,
   1-15  Matthew Walton, Brandon Ball, Gregory Brockett, Jaclyn Castano,
   1-16  Gregory Levy, Matthew Mullenweg, Jonathan Phoenix, Tiffany Smith,
   1-17  Michael Vaysman, Andrew Wang, Efrain Anaya, Zachariah Haverkamp,
   1-18  Thomas Gannon, Hillis Roberson, Mark Chilivetis, Mike Gonzales,
   1-19  Raquel Brown, Judith Sun, Lakeisha Williams, Matthew Pirsamadi,
   1-20  Ronald Booker, Alexis Coleman, Eric Medina, Patrick Udoewa, and
   1-21  Ryan Ward from Parker Elementary Music Academy's advanced band
   1-22  who will play in the Rotunda of the State Capitol at noon on
   1-23  April 4, 1995; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, Parker Elementary School is a Houston Independent
    2-2  School District magnet school that specializes in music instruction;
    2-3  over 500 students in kindergarten through fifth grade participate
    2-4  in a comprehensive music program; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, The magnet program began in 1975 and is considered
    2-6  quite successful; the Parker Elementary School music program
    2-7  involves offering each student instruction in Suzuki strings, choral
    2-8  music, piano, and band; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, Each student receives a school instrument, a private
   2-10  music lesson once a week, and group instruction once a day after
   2-11  school; the school has 150 students from the neighborhood and 350
   2-12  transfer students from throughout the school district; and
   2-13        WHEREAS, The curriculum receives strong support from the
   2-14  school administration and the school district; parents also work
   2-15  vigorously to supplement the operating budget for various musical
   2-16  groups; and
   2-17        WHEREAS, The school band program has over 150 students
   2-18  participating from the second grade through the fifth grade; the
   2-19  director of the beginner band is Lloyd Hughes and the director of
   2-20  the advanced band is Anthony Maxie; and
   2-21        WHEREAS, The success of the program has been so great that
   2-22  42 of the advanced band students were selected for the Houston
   2-23  Independent School District All-City Band; these achievements are
   2-24  certainly worthy of legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-25        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    3-1  74th Legislature, hereby commend Parker Elementary Music Academy
    3-2  on the superb education that it provides for its students and
    3-3  welcome the students to the State Capitol; and, be it further
    3-4        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
    3-5  school as an expression of the highest regard of the Texas Senate.
    3-6                               ______________________________________
    3-7                                       President of the Senate
    3-8                                    I hereby certify that the above
    3-9                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   3-10                               on April 4, 1995.
   3-11                               ______________________________________
   3-12                                       Secretary of the Senate
   3-13                               ______________________________________
   3-14                                        Member, Texas Senate