78S10485 JH-D

By:  Paxton                                                       H.R. No. 59 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Bright Elementary School of the Frisco Independent 
School District has been selected to receive an award for its basic 
hygiene education program called "The Lunch Bunch" from the 2003 
Awards for Excellence in Texas School Health; and
	WHEREAS, Established in 1989, the Awards for Excellence in 
Texas School Health program was created to commend Texas schools 
and districts for their creative and innovative efforts to improve 
the health of their students, staff, and parents; the program is 
sponsored by the Texas Health Foundation and administered by the 
Texas Department of Health School Health Program; and
	WHEREAS, One of only 10 schools in the state to be recognized 
in this regard, Bright Elementary School will receive $1,500 at the 
annual Awards for Excellence banquet on January 23, 2004, for its 
visionary health promotion project, which involves teaching 
students the fundamentals of personal hygiene in an effort to cut 
down on absenteeism due to dental and medical treatment; and
	WHEREAS, The issue of health is of tremendous significance to 
our state and nation, and by assisting young Texans in developing 
good health habits in their formative years, Bright Elementary 
School is helping its students build brighter and more promising 
futures for themselves; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the students, 
faculty, staff, and parents of Bright Elementary School on winning 
an award from the 2003 Awards for Excellence in Texas School Health 
program; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.