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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Harmony Science Academy-Fort Worth was awarded |
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"Exemplary" status by the Texas Education Agency in 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, Under TEA's accountability rating system for the |
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state's public schools and districts, a campus gains "Exemplary" |
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status if at least 90 percent of its students pass each of the Texas |
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Assessment of Knowledge and Skills subject area tests, and in 2008 |
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only 12 percent of all schools earned this notable distinction; and |
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WHEREAS, HSA-Fort Worth, a charter school, received a gold |
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performance acknowledgment in reading, writing, science, and |
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social studies; its students have also excelled in recent academic |
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competitions: at the Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering |
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Fair, they brought their school the first-place Martha Hickey Award |
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by winning a total of 50 individual awards; 22 of the students |
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qualified to move on to the statewide competition, and 3 teachers |
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were recognized for their success in encouraging participation in |
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the fair; HSA-FW students also won several division awards and |
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special awards at the Exxon Mobil State Science and Engineering |
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Fair in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, the middle school robotics team, making |
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its inaugural appearance at the North Texas FIRST LEGO League |
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Championship, won first place at its level in the robot design |
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category and placed second in robot performance; subsequently, the |
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team was invited to Southern Methodist University to showcase its |
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robot at a tech expo; the HSA-FW Science Olympiad team made a fine |
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showing at the Tarleton State University Regional Science Olympiad |
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for the third year in a row; and |
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WHEREAS, The teachers and students of Harmony Science |
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Academy-Fort Worth have demonstrated outstanding dedication and |
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perseverance in their pursuit of academic excellence, and they may |
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take justifiable pride in the prestigious accolade their school has |
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received from the State of Texas and in their many other |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Harmony Science Academy-Fort Worth on its |
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achievement of an "Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education |
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Agency in 2008 and extend to its students, teachers, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Shelton |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1289 was adopted by the House on April |
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23, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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