R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Mesquite Independent School District has been

 1-2     selected as a winner of a 1997 Award for Excellence in Texas School

 1-3     Health; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, The district's role as a Title 1 Health Services

 1-5     Facilitator has had a positive effect on disadvantaged youth in

 1-6     Mesquite and has rightfully earned honorable recognition in the

 1-7     award's District-Wide category; Mesquite ISD representatives will

 1-8     receive the district's award and the accompanying $200 prize on

 1-9     June 5, 1997, at a banquet at Southwest Texas State University; and

1-10           WHEREAS, Established in 1989, the Awards for Excellence in

1-11     Texas School Health program seeks to recognize and reward

1-12     individual schools and school districts for their efforts to

1-13     address health concerns that affect both students and staff, as

1-14     well as their families; and

1-15           WHEREAS, The program is sponsored by the Texas Department of

1-16     Health in cooperation with the Texas Education Agency and the Texas

1-17     Cancer Council, and it receives additional financial support from

1-18     the Texas Health Foundation; and

1-19           WHEREAS, Tending to the health needs of disadvantaged

1-20     children is a truly noble endeavor, and by educating our children

1-21     about available health options and the advantages of healthy

1-22     lifestyle choices, we can improve their physical and emotional

1-23     well-being; the Title 1 program supports this goal on a nationwide

1-24     basis, and Mesquite ISD's participation in this federal program has

 2-1     benefited children both directly and indirectly and has helped to

 2-2     ensure that our children live healthier, happier lives; now,

 2-3     therefore, be it

 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-5     Legislature hereby congratulate the Mesquite Independent School

 2-6     District on receiving a 1997 Award for Excellence in Texas School

 2-7     Health and extend to all those participating sincere best wishes

 2-8     for continued success and happiness in the years to come; and, be

 2-9     it further

2-10           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-11     prepared for the faculty, staff, and students of the Mesquite

2-12     Independent School District as an expression of high regard by the

2-13     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                                     Tillery

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 1263 was adopted by the House on June

         2, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House