By Longoria H.R. No. 1158 75R16009 WMS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Christa McAuliffe Middle School yearbook Odyssey 1-2 '96 was recently chosen to receive the Columbia Scholastic Press 1-3 Association (CSPA) Gold Medal rating, the most distinguished 1-4 accolade a yearbook publication in the United States can attain; 1-5 and 1-6 WHEREAS, Odyssey '96 was also given the state's highest 1-7 honor, the Award of Distinguished Merit, as well as the Gold Star 1-8 Award at the Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) State 1-9 Convention held in Austin; in addition, this exceptional 1-10 publication was chosen by Taylor Publishing Company as a sample 1-11 workshop yearbook; and 1-12 WHEREAS, For the past six years, Odyssey has been one of the 1-13 most honored yearbooks in the state and is the only middle school 1-14 yearbook to have won an ILPC Gold Star Award; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Students who participate in the production of a 1-16 yearbook learn such valuable skills as photography, darkroom 1-17 processing, copywriting, computer graphics, marketing, and 1-18 leadership, and throughout the decade of the '90s the talented 1-19 staff at Christa McAuliffe Middle School has truly excelled in 1-20 these diverse and demanding disciplines; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Yearbook advisor Ben Rosales, associate advisor 1-22 Tammy Koenig, and assistant advisor Kathleen McCormack have 1-23 provided outstanding leadership and encouragement to their student 1-24 staff, helping them to approach each new challenge presented by the 2-1 project in an imaginative manner; and 2-2 WHEREAS, A school yearbook can be a cherished memento for its 2-3 owner, crystallizing in its pages memories of people and events 2-4 from childhood and young adulthood that might otherwise be 2-5 forgotten; by setting a high-water mark for publications of this 2-6 nature, the yearbook staff at Christa McAuliffe Middle School have 2-7 performed a service to their school and to all Texans that is truly 2-8 worthy of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby congratulate the students and faculty of Christa 2-11 McAuliffe Middle School whose efforts have made their yearbook the 2-12 finest publication of its kind in the State of Texas; and, be it 2-13 further 2-14 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-15 prepared for prominent display at Christa McAuliffe Middle School 2-16 as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of 2-17 Representatives.