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 1-2                         SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1080
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas congratulates the
 1-4     students, faculty, and staff at F.M. Gilbert School in Irving on
 1-5     achieving top 10 national honors in the 18th Annual Children's
 1-6     Set A Good Example School Competition; and
 1-7           WHEREAS, Today's young people cope with many negative
 1-8     influences, including drugs, crime, and illiteracy; our country's
 1-9     future depends on young people's ability to overcome harmful
1-10     pressures and practices; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The Concerned Businessmen's Association of America
1-12     is a not-for-profit educational organization which seeks to
1-13     ameliorate social ills; in 1982, the group launched a pilot
1-14     program based on the idea that "positive counter peer pressure"
1-15     could be an effective method for turning youth against drug
1-16     abuse, gang involvement, and other dangerous influences; and
1-17           WHEREAS, The pilot program's success eventually led to
1-18     the establishment of the Children's Set A Good Example School
1-19     Competition, an event which promotes achievement and responsibility
1-20     in our nation's schools by rewarding young people who set a good
1-21     example for their peers; and
1-22           WHEREAS, Youth in over 10,000 schools from all 50 states,
 2-1     a total of more than 12 million students, have entered their
 2-2     student-designed and student-run projects in the contest; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, The State of Texas is especially proud to have the
 2-4     F.M. Gilbert School among the winners of this year's Children's
 2-5     Set A Good Example School Competition; the students whose work
 2-6     brought about this distinction have brought great honor to their
 2-7     school, community, and state; now, therefore, be it
 2-8           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-9     77th Legislature, hereby congratulate the F.M. Gilbert School
2-10     on achieving top 10 honors in the 18th Annual Children's Set
2-11     A Good Example School Competition and commend the student
2-12     designers of the honored project, their parents, and their
2-13     sponsors; and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
2-15     the students of F.M. Gilbert School as an expression of high
2-16     regard from the Texas Senate.
2-17                                                                  Nelson
2-18                                  ______________________________________
2-19                                          President of the Senate
2-20                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-22                                  on May 17, 2001.
2-23                                  ______________________________________
2-24                                          Secretary of the Senate
2-25                                  ______________________________________
2-26                                           Member, Texas Senate