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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The South Texas College Dual Enrollment Academies |
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program was selected as a 2014 Examples of Excelencia finalist by |
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Excelencia in Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Headquartered in Washington, D.C., Excelencia in |
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Education is a national nonprofit organization that works to |
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accelerate Latino student success in higher education; the |
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organization's Examples of Excelencia initiative recognizes |
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programs around the country that effectively increase the |
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enrollment, performance, and graduation rates of Latino college |
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students; and |
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WHEREAS, One of 14 finalists for this prestigious honor, the |
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Dual Enrollment Academies program at South Texas College allows |
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hardworking high school students to earn an associate's degree in |
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two years by taking high school courses in the morning and dual |
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credit classes at the college in the afternoon; and |
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WHEREAS, The program got its start with the establishment of |
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the college's Medical Science Academy in 2005 and the Engineering |
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Academy in 2006; it continued to expand over the next several years |
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as the college added the Computer Science Academy, the Criminal |
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Justice Academy, and the School to Career Academy, which includes |
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specializations in both welding and electronic health records; and |
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WHEREAS, The faculty and staff of the Dual Enrollment |
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Academies further assist students in reaching their career goals |
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through seminars, counseling, mentorships, development workshops, |
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and volunteer opportunities in cooperation with area businesses and |
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industries; in addition, academy students have been offered more |
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than $11.9 million in scholarships since 2008, and several have |
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received the Bill and Melinda Gates Millennium Scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, By providing an innovative opportunity to pursue a |
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college education while still in high school, the Dual Enrollment |
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Academies program has helped many young Texans prepare themselves |
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for future success, and its selection as a finalist for the Examples |
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of Excelencia Award is indeed well deserved; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the South Texas College Dual |
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Enrollment Academies program on being named a 2014 Examples of |
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Excelencia finalist and commend the faculty, staff, and students of |
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the program for their dedicated efforts; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the program as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Muñoz, Jr. |
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Guerra |
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Canales |
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Martinez |
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Longoria |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1135 was adopted by the House on March |
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19, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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