By Davis H.R. No. 983 75R15148 JTR-D 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.