By West H.R. No. 1154 75R16881 JHS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Ector County Independent School District has 1-2 been selected as a winner of a 1997 Award for Excellence in Texas 1-3 School Health; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The district's "Be a Champ: Beat the Smoke!" 1-5 campaign has been recognized as an Outstanding District-Wide 1-6 Project; Ector County ISD representatives will receive the 1-7 district's award and the accompanying $500 prize on June 5, 1997, 1-8 at a banquet at Southwest Texas State University; and 1-9 WHEREAS, Established in 1989, the Awards for Excellence in 1-10 Texas School Health program seeks to recognize and reward 1-11 individual schools and school districts for their efforts to 1-12 address health concerns that affect both students and staff, as 1-13 well as their families; and 1-14 WHEREAS, The program is sponsored by the Texas Department of 1-15 Health in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency and the Texas 1-16 Cancer Council, and it receives additional financial support from 1-17 the Texas Health Foundation; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Encouraging our children to make healthy lifestyle 1-19 choices during their formative years has had a positive impact on 1-20 their physical and emotional well-being, and programs such as 1-21 "Be a Champ: Beat the Smoke!" are not only creating awareness, but 1-22 are also helping to ensure that our children live healthier, 1-23 happier lives; now, therefore, be it 1-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-1 Legislature hereby congratulate the Ector County Independent School 2-2 District on receiving a 1997 Award for Excellence in Texas School 2-3 Health and extend to all those participating sincere best wishes 2-4 for continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be 2-5 it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for the faculty, staff, and students of the Ector County 2-8 Independent School District as an expression of high regard by the 2-9 Texas House of Representatives.