visiting students from Bynum School to the State Capitol on March 28, 2001; and R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is pleased to 1-2 welcome the visiting students from Bynum School to the State 1-3 Capitol on March 28, 2001; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Led by Superintendent Polly Boyd, this outstanding 1-5 school is located on Highway 171 eight miles east of Hillsboro; for 1-6 the past four years, Bynum has earned an "exemplary" rating from 1-7 the Texas Education Agency, making it one of only 14 school 1-8 districts to be so honored in the Lone Star State during that time; 1-9 and 1-10 WHEREAS, At the present time, approximately half of Bynum's 1-11 seniors are enrolled at Hill College in Hillsboro; moreover, all of 1-12 its juniors and seniors tested at the exit level have passed all 1-13 sections of the TAAS test, while a quarter of the junior class have 1-14 earned TASP exempt status based on their TAAS scores; and 1-15 WHEREAS, In attendance today are the junior and senior 1-16 government classes taught by Robert Stevens at Bynum School; it is 1-17 indeed appropriate to honor these fine young people as they visit 1-18 the State Capitol and witness firsthand their state government in 1-19 action; now, therefore, be it 1-20 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 1-21 Legislature hereby welcome the students from Bynum School to the 1-22 State Capitol and extend to them sincere best wishes for an 1-23 enjoyable and informative visit. Pitts _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 562 was adopted by the House on March 28, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House