By Davis                                               H.R. No. 983

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The cosmetology students at Duncanville High School

 1-2     were honored on May 8, 1997, for taking first place honors in the

 1-3     11th annual American Set a Good Example Contest, and their hard

 1-4     work in achieving this goal is indeed commendable; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Concerned Businessmen's Association

 1-6     of America, the contest is designed to encourage young people to

 1-7     make good choices and to realize their greatest potential;

 1-8     participants are required to demonstrate their commitment to 21

 1-9     principles outlined in the organization's booklet The Way to

1-10     Happiness, and the Duncanville High School students excelled in

1-11     each of these  key areas of personal development; and

1-12           WHEREAS, To demonstrate their understanding of the importance

1-13     of service to others, the students worked with the Salvation Army

1-14     to provide Christmas presents to needy children, served a

1-15     Thanksgiving dinner to an area family, and cleaned up trash at a

1-16     local park; they further served the community by collecting canned

1-17     goods for the Dallas Food Bank and raising money for St. Jude

1-18     Children's Hospital, and they performed informative and

1-19     entertaining skits for children at Willie Parker Daycare; and

1-20           WHEREAS, In addition, the students turned their attention

1-21     inward to focus on issues of personal responsibility and morality;

1-22     units on temperance, truthfulness, citizenship, tolerance,

1-23     integrity, and self-respect challenged the students to pattern

1-24     their lives according to the highest ethical standards, and the

 2-1     program culminated with students planning their pathways to success

 2-2     in their careers and in their lives; and

 2-3           WHEREAS, By establishing themselves as positive role models

 2-4     for their peers, the cosmetology students at Duncanville High

 2-5     School have greatly contributed to the betterment of their school

 2-6     and their community, and their efforts are truly deserving of

 2-7     special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it

 2-8           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-9     Legislature hereby commend the cosmetology students at Duncanville

2-10     High School for taking first place honors in the Set a Good Example

2-11     Contest and extend to them warmest best wishes for success and

2-12     happiness in all their future endeavors; and, be it further

2-13           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-14     prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the

2-15     Texas House of Representatives.