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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Houston Elliott has shown great initiative and |
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school spirit by serving on the student council for Treetops |
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Intermediate School in Euless; and |
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WHEREAS, The fifth- and sixth-grade students who serve on the |
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council devote several hours each month to important projects that |
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help their schoolmates and other residents of their community; with |
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the assistance of council advisor Marci Clanton-Meyer and Treetops |
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director Lou Blanchard, these responsible young Texans are doing |
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their part to improve the world around them while learning |
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important lessons about civic involvement; and |
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WHEREAS, A member of the Treetops Intermediate School Student |
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Council for two years, Mr. Elliott has participated in a variety of |
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council projects, including a literacy program to assist younger |
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students and a group effort to adopt a nursing home, and has led |
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campus tours for visitors and welcomed new students to Treetops; he |
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also helped plan Red Ribbon Week, part of a national program that |
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allows students to learn the dangers of drugs and alcohol, and |
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honored the memory of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., by working on a |
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mural that illustrates the "I Have A Dream" speech; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Elliott has also been involved in council |
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activities that support the U.S. troops serving overseas, including |
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Operation Valentine and Flags Across America; for these projects, |
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he created valentine cards and hand-drawn flags that contained |
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messages for active-duty military personnel; moreover, he was |
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involved in the Veteran's Day project that recognized family |
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members for their military service by including their names on a |
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wall of honor in the classroom, and he was part of a welcome party |
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for returning soldiers at the Dallas/Fort Worth International |
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Airport; in total, he has logged more than 30 hours of work as a |
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student council volunteer; and |
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WHEREAS, Committed to bettering his school and community, |
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Houston Elliott has played an important role in student council |
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activities, and his dedication and hard work indeed merit special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Houston Elliott for his service on the |
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Treetops Intermediate School Student Council and extend to him best |
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wishes for continued achievement as a student and citizen; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Elliott as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |