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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 466
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick Jr. Middle |
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School on their success in Learning Ally's 2017 Great Reading |
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Games competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that |
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provides learning materials to students with print disabilities, |
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and it has sponsored the Great Reading Games since 2014; this |
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exemplary program gives students with reading difficulties an |
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opportunity to be recognized for their efforts and to improve |
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their reading success; and |
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WHEREAS, Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick |
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Jr. Middle School are in the Hays Consolidated Independent |
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School District; they have both been ranked among the top 10 |
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schools nationwide in this prestigious competition; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 2017 contest, students read more than 5.3 |
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million pages combined, a significant increase from the year |
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before; as a result of their participation, students tend to |
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substantially extend the amount of time they spend reading and |
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are motivated to read above their grade level; and |
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WHEREAS, The people of Hays County are proud of the |
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students at Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick |
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Jr. Middle School for their hard work and perseverance as |
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participants in this acclaimed competition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the students, faculty, and staff of |
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Barton Middle School and Dr. T. C. McCormick Jr. Middle School on |
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their commitment to excellence in education and extend |
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congratulations to them on their success in the 2017 Learning |
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Ally Great Reading Games; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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these outstanding schools as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Campbell |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 27, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |