By Rhodes                                             H.R. No. 1014

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Each year, the Texas Association of Community

 1-2     Schools' (TACS) Small Schools Academic Contest awards more than

 1-3     $60,000 in scholarship funds to Texas students; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The contest, which took place this year on April 5,

 1-5     1997, at Brownwood's Howard Payne University, is designed

 1-6     specifically for students from schools with a University

 1-7     Interscholastic League class rating of 3A or less; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, This year, Dripping Springs High School's Adam

 1-9     Robinson, Leslianne Wilder, and Michael Murphey earned more than

1-10     $12,500 to apply toward their college tuition; each of these

1-11     dedicated students has demonstrated expertise in the subjects of

1-12     English, math, science, and social studies, answering questions

1-13     based on the Texas Education Agency's standard curriculum; and

1-14           WHEREAS, The members of this chamber are proud to recognize

1-15     these outstanding students and to encourage them as they continue

1-16     in their quest to attain educational excellence; now, therefore, be

1-17     it

1-18           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

1-19     Legislature hereby congratulate Adam Robinson, Leslianne Wilder,

1-20     and Michael Murphey and their academic coach, Ellis Smith, on their

1-21     achievements at the Texas Association of Community Schools' Small

1-22     Schools Academic Contest and extend to them sincere best wishes for

1-23     continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be it

1-24     further

 2-1           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-2     prepared for these exemplary students and for Mr. Smith as an

 2-3     expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.