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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Greenbuilders Club at University |
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Middle School in Waco made an outstanding showing and took home |
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second place at the School of the Future Design Competition |
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regional jury event held in Houston on February 14, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The School of the Future Design Competition, |
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sponsored by the Council of Educational Facility Planners |
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International, challenges student teams to design schools that |
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enhance learning, conserve resources, and engage the surrounding |
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community; the competition, open to middle school students, |
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requires teamwork, planning, documentation, and creativity, and |
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gives participants a chance to collaborate on a project from the |
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concept phase through completion; and |
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WHEREAS, Students in the University Middle School |
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Greenbuilders Club developed renovation plans for the cafeteria of |
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the building they will occupy next year; they met with |
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representatives from the construction industry, visited other |
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schools in the district to learn how green concepts were involved in |
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their design, and devoted months to expanding their knowledge of |
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sustainability, school planning, and architecture; and |
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WHEREAS, Before a jury, Greenbuilders Club members Ellen |
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Coleman, Austin Deleon, Emanuel Lopez, Lyssette Ortiz, and |
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Gabrielle Smith exhibited the results of a semester's worth of work |
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on their design: a project model, an audiovisual presentation, and |
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a narrative description documenting their planning process and |
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rationale, as well as supporting materials such as elevation and |
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perspective drawings; and |
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WHEREAS, The group's visit to Houston provided an excellent |
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opportunity to showcase the innovative work of these outstanding |
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students, and they may indeed take justifiable pride in their |
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achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Greenbuilders Club at |
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University Middle School on its outstanding showing in the School |
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of the Future Design Competition and extend to the club's members |
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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 club as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson of McLennan |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1276 was adopted by the House on April |
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21, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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