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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Since opening in 2006, the Harmony School of |
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Innovation in Houston has earned a reputation for excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, HSI is part of Harmony Public Schools, a group of 33 |
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K-12 charter schools in Texas operated by the Cosmos Foundation; |
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focused on math, science, engineering, and technology, these |
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schools work to provide opportunities for underserved communities; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Consistently rated exemplary by the Texas Education |
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Agency, HSI in Houston boasts a college acceptance rate of 100 |
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percent and a dropout rate of zero percent; moreover, HSI students |
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have proudly represented the school at a number of major events; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, middle school students won the state |
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championship at the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletic |
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League (TCSAAL) Math Olympiad, and that same year, HSI took second |
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place in the Cosmos Foundation's COSMOBOT Robotics Competition; in |
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both 2009 and 2010, HSI students were among only 100 individuals who |
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qualified to compete at the state National Geographic Bee sponsored |
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by the National Geographic Society; and |
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WHEREAS, Most recently, a middle school team from HSI took |
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first place at the 2011 TCSAAL Chess Tournament, while one student |
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placed second in the individual competition; in addition, a team of |
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fifth through seventh graders from HSI won the Youngest Engineers |
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Award at the Harmony Robotics League contest in Dallas; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to inspiring and dedicated teachers and an |
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atmosphere that encourages both discipline and creative thinking, |
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the students of the Harmony School of Innovation are receiving a |
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strong educational foundation on which to build; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Harmony School of Innovation for its |
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achievements and extend to its students and faculty sincere best |
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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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Murphy |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1360 was adopted by the House on April |
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28, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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