S.R. No. 717 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The State of Texas has recently completed the 1-3 restoration of the Texas Capitol, the most comprehensive renovation 1-4 of any state capitol in the nation; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Following the five-year Capitol Preservation and 1-6 Extension Project, the Capitol will be rededicated in April, 1995; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, The State Preservation Board and Southwest Airlines 1-9 sponsored a contest in which seventh-grade history classes built 1-10 replicas of the State Capitol and wrote individual 250-word essays 1-11 on the theme "What the Capitol Means to Me"; and 1-12 WHEREAS, All across the state, seventh-grade history classes 1-13 were given the opportunity to construct a model of the State Capitol 1-14 using study materials such as scaled original drawings, information 1-15 on how to read architectural drawings, and a history of the 1-16 construction of the Capitol; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The exercise was designed to encourage students 1-18 and their families to learn about the construction of the Capitol 1-19 and to reflect on its relevance to Texas in the 1880s and today; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, The 14 students in Ms. Sally Robeau's history 1-22 class from Calallen Middle School in Corpus Christi, Texas, 1-23 whose principal is Ms. Donna McGee, are the proud winners in their 2-1 category, and their winning replica of the Capitol proudly 2-2 displayed in the Capital Lower Rotunda for viewing by the public; 2-3 and 2-4 WHEREAS, These students are to be congratulated for their 2-5 creative accomplishment, and they have brought honor to their 2-6 school, their city, and their state; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 74th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the achievement 2-9 of these outstanding students from Calallen Middle School and 2-10 their teacher; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 them as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate. 2-13 Truan 2-14 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff 2-15 Barrientos Leedom Rosson 2-16 Bivins Lucio Shapiro 2-17 Brown Luna Sibley 2-18 Cain Madla Sims 2-19 Ellis Moncrief Turner 2-20 Gallegos Montford Wentworth 2-21 Galloway Nelson West 2-22 Harris Nixon Whitmire 2-23 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini 2-24 Bullock, President of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 3-1 President of the Senate 3-2 I hereby certify that the above 3-3 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-4 on April 18, 1995. 3-5 ______________________________________ 3-6 Secretary of the Senate 3-7 ______________________________________ 3-8 Dean of the Senate