By Greenberg H.R. No. 891 76R13475 BE-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to 1-2 recognize the students and staff of O. Henry Middle School in 1-3 Austin for their outstanding efforts to promote the International 1-4 Day Without Violence; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The International Day Without Violence initiative 1-6 began in 1996, in response to a tragic series of senseless and 1-7 violent deaths involving Texas youth; one of the most popular 1-8 activities sponsored by O. Henry Middle School to commemorate this 1-9 day was the rap, poetry, and poster contest, and many creative, 1-10 touching, and inspiring entries were submitted for evaluation at 1-11 the school and then submitted for districtwide competition; and 1-12 WHEREAS, O. Henry Middle School students took first place in 1-13 both the rap and poetry contests; the winners received $250 as a 1-14 prize, and they were recognized at the State Capitol during a rally 1-15 on April 10, 1999, following a city march against violence; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Lindsey Steaples, an eighth grader at O. Henry, won 1-17 the poetry division, and the winners of the rap category were the 1-18 school's sixth-grade rap team consisting of Adolfo Guevara, Moses 1-19 Hernandez, Jeremy Johnson, Trent Mitchell, and Donald Williams; and 1-20 WHEREAS, Each of these students represents the promise and 1-21 potential for a nonviolent future, and it is justly appropriate to 1-22 recognize them at this time; now, therefore, be it 1-23 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 1-24 Legislature hereby recognize the students and staff of O. Henry 2-1 Middle School for their highly successful International Day Without 2-2 Violence program and extend to each of them warmest best wishes for 2-3 great happiness and success throughout their lives; and, be it 2-4 further 2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-6 prepared for prominent display at O. Henry Middle School as an 2-7 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.