By Davis of Harris                                   H.C.R. No. 282
         77R16018 MW-D                           
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-1           WHEREAS, Students from La Porte Independent School District
 1-2     who are district winners in the National History Day competition
 1-3     are visiting the State Capitol on Friday, May 11; and
 1-4           WHEREAS, National History Day is a highly regarded and
 1-5     academically challenging year-long program that engages students in
 1-6     grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of
 1-7     historical topics; and
 1-8           WHEREAS, This educational competition fosters academic
 1-9     achievement and intellectual growth and culminates in a national
1-10     contest every June; this year's theme is "Frontiers in History:
1-11     People, Places, and Ideas"; and
1-12           WHEREAS, The La Porte High School district winners are Vic
1-13     Jackson, Frank Permenter, Charity Kester, and Kristen Young, who
1-14     won for senior group documentary;  Jeremy Dozier, Ashley Walker,
1-15     and Courtney Cassidy for senior group performance; and Katie Elliot
1-16     for individual performance; from Lomax Junior High, Niki Major won
1-17     for individual documentary; and
1-18           WHEREAS, These exceptional young people will go on to compete
1-19     at the 21st Annual Texas History Day statewide contest, where they
1-20     will undoubtedly make their parents and teachers very proud of all
1-21     their hard work and accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
1-22           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-23     hereby recognize the National History Day district winners from La
1-24     Porte Independent School District and extend to them best wishes
 2-1     for success in their upcoming contest.