1-1     By:  Davis (Senate Sponsor - Cain)                   H.C.R. No. 282
 1-2           (In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2001;
 1-3     May 11, 2001, read first time and referred to Committee on
 1-4     Administration; May 11, 2001, reported favorably by the following
 1-5     vote:  Yeas 3, Nays 0; May 11, 2001, sent to printer.)
 1-6                         HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 1-7           WHEREAS, Students from La Porte Independent School District
 1-8     who are district winners in the National History Day competition
 1-9     are visiting the State Capitol on Friday, May 11; and
1-10           WHEREAS, National History Day is a highly regarded and
1-11     academically challenging year-long program that engages students in
1-12     grades 6-12 in the process of discovery and interpretation of
1-13     historical topics; and
1-14           WHEREAS, This educational competition fosters academic
1-15     achievement and intellectual growth and culminates in a national
1-16     contest every June; this year's theme is "Frontiers in History:
1-17     People, Places, and Ideas"; and
1-18           WHEREAS, The La Porte High School district winners are Vic
1-19     Jackson, Frank Permenter, Charity Kester, and Kristen Young, who
1-20     won for senior group documentary;  Jeremy Dozier, Ashley Walker,
1-21     and Courtney Cassidy for senior group performance; and Katie Elliot
1-22     for individual performance; from Lomax Junior High, Niki Major won
1-23     for individual documentary; and
1-24           WHEREAS, These exceptional young people will go on to compete
1-25     at the 21st Annual Texas History Day statewide contest, where they
1-26     will undoubtedly make their parents and teachers very proud of all
1-27     their hard work and accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
1-28           RESOLVED, That the 77th Legislature of the State of Texas
1-29     hereby recognize the National History Day district winners from La
1-30     Porte Independent School District and extend to them best wishes
1-31     for success in their upcoming contest.
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