1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 959 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates 1-4 the students, faculty, and staff at Duncanville High School in 1-5 Duncanville, Texas, on achieving fifth place national honors in 1-6 the 18th Annual Children's Set A Good Example School Competition; 1-7 and 1-8 WHEREAS, Today's young people cope with many negative 1-9 influences, including drugs, crime, and illiteracy; our country's 1-10 future depends on their ability to overcome such harmful pressures 1-11 and practices; and 1-12 WHEREAS, The Concerned Businessmen's Association of America 1-13 is a not-for-profit educational organization which seeks to 1-14 ameliorate social ills; in 1982, the group launched a pilot 1-15 program based on the idea that "positive counter peer pressure" 1-16 could be an effective method for turning youth against drug 1-17 abuse, gang involvement, and other dangerous influences; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The pilot program's success eventually led to 1-19 the establishment of the Children's Set A Good Example School 1-20 Competition, an event which promotes achievement and 1-21 responsibility in our nation's schools by rewarding young people 1-22 who set a good example for their peers; and 2-1 WHEREAS, Youth in over 10,000 schools from all 50 states, 2-2 a total of more than 12 million students, have entered their 2-3 student-designed and student-run projects in the contest; and 2-4 WHEREAS, The State of Texas is especially proud to have 2-5 Duncanville High School place fifth among the winners of this 2-6 year's Children's Set A Good Example School Competition; the 2-7 students whose work brought about this distinction have brought 2-8 great honor to their school, their community, and their state; 2-9 now, therefore, be it 2-10 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-11 77th Legislature, hereby congratulate Duncanville High School 2-12 on achieving fifth place honors in the 18th Annual Children's 2-13 Set A Good Example School Competition and commend the student 2-14 designers of the honored project, their parents, and their 2-15 sponsors; and, be it further 2-16 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-17 Duncanville High School students as an expression of high regard 2-18 from the Texas Senate. 2-19 Nelson 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 President of the Senate 2-22 I hereby certify that the above 2-23 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-24 on May 8, 2001. 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Secretary of the Senate 2-27 ______________________________________ 2-28 Member, Texas Senate