1-1                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1211
 1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to
 1-3     recognize MacArthur Elementary School of the Galena Park
 1-4     Independent School District for achieving national recognition
 1-5     for the outstanding mentoring efforts put forth on behalf of
 1-6     at-risk students for the 1997-1998 school year; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Attaining Exemplary status for the Helping One
 1-8     Student To Succeed (HOSTS) program puts MacArthur Elementary
 1-9     in a very elite group of schools from across the nation for
1-10     the second consecutive year; and
1-11           WHEREAS, Implementation of this structured mentoring
1-12     program for language arts skills has proven very successful;
1-13     the program has been expanded to include both English and
1-14     Spanish, and MacArthur Elementary is the only school in the
1-15     district to do so; and
1-16           WHEREAS, Under the guidance of 27-year teaching veteran
1-17     Rose Moreno and the assistance of Judy Flynn and Ercilia Garcia,
1-18     the program creates a cycle for student success, accelerates
1-19     learning, builds self-esteem, and contains costs through the
1-20     use of mentoring; and
1-21           WHEREAS, The ultimate goal is to pair each child with a
1-22     mentor who can inspire the student to achieve the highest
1-23     potential; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, In soliciting the aid of 143 mentors, the school
 2-2     had approximately 990 hours contributed to the program, which
 2-3     represents a value of $12,712 for the 1997-1998 school year;
 2-4     and
 2-5           WHEREAS, Making a concerted effort to improve the lives of
 2-6     these young students is an admirable endeavor; making a concerted
 2-7     effort that attains a level of excellence worthy of national
 2-8     recognition is momentous; now, therefore, be it
 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-10     76th Legislature, hereby commend MacArthur Elementary School
2-11     and its mentoring program for achieving national recognition;
2-12     and, be it further
2-13           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-14     MacArthur Elementary School as an expression of high regard from
2-15     the Texas Senate.
2-16                                                                Gallegos
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2-18                                          President of the Senate
2-19                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-20                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-21                                  on May 31, 1999.
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2-23                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-24                                  ______________________________________
2-25                                           Member, Texas Senate