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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Garland Independent School District collected |
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more than 100,000 items during its 2012 food drive; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, the students and staff of Garland ISD |
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join together to collect nonperishable food for families in need, |
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and in 2012 the school district gathered a total of 101,157 items; |
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it was the seventh time in the past eight years that Garland ISD |
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passed the 100,000 mark, and to date the district has donated more |
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than 2.3 million items to local families; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2012 drive, a number of campuses |
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distinguished themselves with exceptional collection rates; |
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Hickman Elementary led schools at all levels with more than 26 cans |
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collected per student, followed by Luna Elementary, which averaged |
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nearly 16 cans per student, and the Beaver Technology Center for |
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Math and Science, which came in third with 11.23 items per student; |
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Austin Academy for Excellence took top honors in the middle school |
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category with 3.5 cans per student, while students at North Garland |
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High School placed first in their category with almost 6.5 items per |
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student; other schools that contributed significantly to this |
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worthy endeavor were the Classical Center at Brandenburg, O'Banion |
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Middle School, and Rowlett and Sachse High Schools; and |
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WHEREAS, The annual food drives of Garland ISD have greatly |
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benefited countless local residents, and the district's continued |
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support of the community is indeed deserving of special |
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recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Garland Independent School |
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District on its successful 2012 food drive and commend its students |
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and their families as well as its staff and faculty for their |
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compassion and generosity; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Garland ISD as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |