H.R. No. 1117

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Lake Highlands High School of the Richardson Independent School District has earned national recognition for establishing a learning community that stimulates intellectual engagement and academic achievement; and

WHEREAS, The recipient of a number of prestigious honors, Lake Highlands High has been named a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon School, Newsweek Top U.S. High School, Washington Post Top 5 Percent U.S. High School, and U.S. News & World Report Outstanding American High School; and

WHEREAS, Lake Highlands High students have been honored as National PTA Reflections Art Contest, National Academic Decathlon and State Mock Trial Champions; this notable institution has earned the titles of D Magazine Top Metroplex High School and Texas Education Agency Recognized School; and

WHEREAS, These significant accomplishments are a testament to the rigorous scholastic standards and exceptional opportunities that characterize Lake Highlands High School, and they are a source of justifiable pride to principal Peggy Dillon and all those associated with the school; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor the administration and faculty of Lake Highlands High School for their commitment to excellence in education and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success with their important work; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.

Villalba

______________________________ Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 1117 was adopted by the House on April 10, 2013, by a non-record vote.

______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House