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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Science teacher Jessica Zenker and the sixth-grade |
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class at YES Prep Southeast School in Houston have embarked upon a |
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year-long class project to learn about and help protect an |
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endangered species of sea turtle; and |
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WHEREAS, The goal of the YES Prep Schools in Houston is to |
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prepare its students for a college education, and the charter of |
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each YES Prep School mandates that a student must be accepted at a |
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four-year college in order to receive his or her high school |
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diploma; the YES Prep Schools have been recognized by Newsweek |
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magazine as among the top 100 public schools in America; and |
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WHEREAS, The students of Ms. Zenker's class have chosen to |
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work in behalf of the Kemp's ridley sea turtle, an endangered |
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species that commonly lays its eggs along the coast of the Gulf of |
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Mexico; turtle nests have been threatened by coastal development, |
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and many turtles have lost their lives after being entangled in the |
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nets of shrimp boats; and |
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WHEREAS, The highly motivated sixth-graders of YES Prep |
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Southeast have shown their concern for the sea turtles throughout |
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the school year by studying the turtles' life cycle and visiting the |
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sea turtle facility in Galveston; they have further expressed their |
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concern by contacting their elected representatives urging |
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increased protection for the turtles; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their commitment to the preservation of this |
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unique species, the sixth-grade students of YES Prep Southeast have |
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demonstrated an interest in and understanding of an important |
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scientific issue, and their efforts merit special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jessica Zenker and the sixth-grade science |
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class of YES Prep Southeast School in Houston for their efforts in |
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behalf of Kemp's ridley sea turtles and extend to them best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |