H.R. No. 728



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School in Fort Worth has 
been recognized as one of the top 100 public high schools in the 
United States in a 2006 study conducted by Newsweek magazine; and
	WHEREAS, The school's impressive ranking results from the 
superior job it is doing in preparing students for college; by 
emphasizing advanced-level classes and testing, Diamond 
Hill-Jarvis is grooming young men and women to succeed as scholars 
on the university level; the success of these measures is clear: in 
2005, more than one of every five graduating students at Diamond 
Hill-Jarvis received a college scholarship; and
	WHEREAS, These accomplishments are even more impressive 
given that, on the whole, the students at this high-achieving 
school do not hail from affluent families; in fact, the Newsweek
study indicates that Diamond Hill-Jarvis, with almost 80 percent of 
its students eligible for the free and reduced price lunch program, 
has more economically challenged pupils than any other school in 
the top 100; the inspired educators at this Fort Worth high school 
motivate students to excel, and their can-do attitude and 
innovative educational methods have created a place of learning 
that ranks with the best in America; and
	WHEREAS, Preparing this country's youth for the challenges of 
the future is a task of the utmost importance, and in finding a 
successful means of accomplishing this most demanding task, the 
Diamond Hill-Jarvis teachers and administrators are making an 
enormous contribution to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Diamond Hill-Jarvis 
High School on being named one of the top 100 public high schools in 
the United States and extend to all affiliated with the school 
sincere best wishes for continued success; 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.

                                                                           Geren

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 728 was adopted by the House on May 
15, 2006, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House