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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1023
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WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League is |
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celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The organization traces its roots back to June 7, |
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1909, when The University of Texas Board of Regents voted funds |
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for the creation of an extension bureau; this led to the |
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establishment of two programs, the Debating League of Texas High |
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Schools and the Interscholastic Athletic Association, which |
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merged in 1913 to form the University Interscholastic League; and |
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WHEREAS, Now operating under the vice president for |
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community and school relations, the University Interscholastic |
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League is the largest organization of its kind in the nation; |
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providing Texas high school students with opportunities for |
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competition in academics, athletics, and music, the organization |
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oversees extracurricular contests in a wide array of fields; by |
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fostering a natural desire to excel, the competitions encourage |
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students to hone their talents and cultivate skills that will |
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forever enrich their lives; involvement in the University |
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Interscholastic League also helps young people to develop such |
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invaluable traits as self-confidence, self-discipline, |
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perseverance, and a sense of fair play; and |
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WHEREAS, By the time Texas high school seniors graduate, |
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approximately half of them have participated in an event |
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sponsored by the University Interscholastic League, and those |
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who have shared in that experience include Lyndon B. Johnson, Ann |
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Richards, Barbara Jordan, Earl Campbell, Bill Moyers, and Sandra |
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Day O'Connor; moreover, the Texas Interscholastic League |
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Foundation has presented scholarships to gifted students taking |
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part in the University Interscholastic League Academic State |
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Meet for some five decades; today, the foundation annually awards |
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more than a million dollars in grants to over 600 students who |
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will be attending colleges and universities in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, At its centennial, the University Interscholastic |
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League remains an institution of immeasurable importance to |
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students in Texas public schools, and it is a privilege to |
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recognize its continuing role in shaping the future leaders of |
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the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of the |
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University Interscholastic League and extend to all those |
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associated with the organization sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in all their endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of the University Interscholastic League. |
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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 May 26, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |