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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 432
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the German exchange students and their teacher sponsors |
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who are visiting James Bowie High School in Austin and extend to |
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them a warm welcome on the occasion of their visit to the capital |
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city from March 17 through April 5, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The exchange students are participating in the |
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German-American Partnership Program, which is a part of the Goethe |
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Institute, an international organization sponsored by the German |
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government; since its inception in 1977, the program has promoted |
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the study of German language and culture at high schools |
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throughout the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, James Bowie High School joined the student exchange |
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program in 1989, and has participated in exchanges with schools |
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in the Munich area, initially with a high school in Pullach and |
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later with Gymnasium Oberhaching, a high school southeast of |
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Munich; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the German-American Partnership Program |
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encompasses approximately 730 partnerships between American high |
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schools and German schools; in 2006, more than 7,000 German students |
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visited an American partner school and more than 5,000 American |
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students traveled to Germany; and |
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WHEREAS, Ewa Siwak is the James Bowie High School teacher |
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sponsoring the school's exchange program; the students visiting |
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James Bowie High School this year are Julian Regnet, David Schnell, |
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Simon Seidel, Christian Schaefer, Manuel Katzer, Theresa Lederer, |
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Julia Lohmann, Lisette Warkentin, Juliane Warbus, Teresa Woefel, |
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Verena Gernegross, Romina Ecker, Melanie Wittlinger, |
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Veronika Schneider, Alexia Ayvatoglou, Elina Palm, Sonja Schaefer, |
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Julia Wutzer, and Vanessa Mantl; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Senate takes great pleasure in offering |
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these students and their teacher sponsors from Germany a cordial |
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welcome to the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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80th Legislature, hereby recognize the German exchange students |
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and their teacher sponsors as Honorary Texans with all attendant |
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rights and privileges; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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them as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Watson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 7, 2007. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |