By Smithee H.R. No. 989 77R14894 MW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Amarillo College Theater School for Children 1-2 (ACTS) fosters artistic education, expression, and development in 1-3 children, engaging viewers and participants alike in a manner 1-4 designed to build self-esteem and awareness in young people through 1-5 its numerous programs and productions; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Positively affecting Amarillo and surrounding areas, 1-7 ACTS has bused more than 150,000 students from public and private 1-8 schools to live theater productions at the college; to date, the 1-9 school has prepared over 3,000 young actors for appearances in 65 1-10 major productions, and its students have played to audiences of 1-11 3,700 to 4,500 people per show; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The school has worked with more than 75 civic 1-13 organizations and corporations, and its actors have shared 1-14 important social messages while touring 33 elementary and middle 1-15 schools and working with young athletes in the Special Olympics as 1-16 well as at-risk children at Buckner Children's Home, the Home for 1-17 Domestic Violence, and the Tyler Resource Center; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The success of the school would not be possible 1-19 without the leadership of director Linda Dee Hughes and assistant 1-20 director Mary Reynolds and the support of the Amarillo Children's 1-21 Theater Guild, Inc., which organizes fund-raising efforts, provides 1-22 production assistance, and promotes the school's many notable 1-23 programs; and 1-24 WHEREAS, The Theater School for Children is a source of great 2-1 pride for Amarillo College and has enhanced the lives of countless 2-2 young people; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-4 Legislature hereby honor the Amarillo College Theater School for 2-5 Children for its outstanding accomplishments; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the 2-8 Texas House of Representatives.