1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 516 1-3 WHEREAS, It is a distinct pleasure for the Texas Senate to 1-4 extend a warm welcome to the students from Plano High School and 1-5 their sponsors who are visiting the State Capitol on Wednesday, 1-6 April 16, 1997; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Plano Senior High School, under the direction of 1-8 principal Dr. Doyle Dean and associate principals Jean Warren and 1-9 Glenn Davis, is known throughout the State of Texas and the nation 1-10 for its academic excellence; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The high school has won numerous awards regarding 1-12 its academic excellence; it has been ranked as an "Exemplary School" 1-13 by the Texas Education Agency and named a "Blue Ribbon School" in 1-14 1984-1985 and in 1995-1996 by the United States Department of 1-15 Education; and 1-16 WHEREAS, With 1,400 students expecting to graduate in the 1-17 spring of 1997, Plano High School boasts the largest graduating 1-18 class in the state for the academic year; this semester alone, the 1-19 government department is educating over 600 juniors and seniors 1-20 about our national, state, and local governments; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Assistant principal John Strand and government 1-22 teachers Sunny Wells and Stacey Fox are to be commended for bringing 1-23 a small group of government students to the Texas State Capitol to 2-1 allow the students to see government in action, witness the tenets 2-2 of popular sovereignty and democracy in practice, and recognize the 2-3 importance of citizen participation; and 2-4 WHEREAS, This highly informative student trip is the 2-5 result of the exceptional support of Social Studies Department 2-6 Chairperson Sarah Franklin and the encouragement of fellow 2-7 government teachers Robert Green, Dodie Kasper, Mary Jo Lewis, 2-8 Scott Fenney, Barbara Kellum, and Dale Fleury; and 2-9 WHEREAS, The government students will have an opportunity 2-10 to view the Texas Legislature, meet with Governor George W. Bush, 2-11 and tour the Texas Supreme Court, thereby incorporating the three 2-12 branches of the Texas government into their experience; and 2-13 WHEREAS, It is the hope of the Texas Senate, Plano Senior High 2-14 School, and the government teachers that this real world experience 2-15 will inspire these students to become involved in their government; 2-16 now, therefore, be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 75th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes to the government 2-19 students and their sponsors from Plano High School for a most 2-20 informative and rewarding visit to the State Capitol. 2-21 Shapiro 2-22 Armbrister Galloway Ogden 2-23 Barrientos Harris Patterson 2-24 Bivins Haywood Ratliff 2-25 Brown Lindsay Shapleigh 2-26 Cain Lucio Sibley 2-27 Carona Luna Truan 2-28 Duncan Madla Wentworth 2-29 Ellis Moncrief West 2-30 Fraser Nelson Whitmire 3-1 Gallegos Nixon Zaffirini 3-2 Bullock, President of the Senate 3-3 ______________________________________ 3-4 President of the Senate 3-5 I hereby certify that the above 3-6 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-7 on April 16, 1997. 3-8 ______________________________________ 3-9 Secretary of the Senate 3-10 ______________________________________ 3-11 Member, Texas Senate