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 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