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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, AUMENT, B. BOYLE, BRADFORD, BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CLYMER, COHEN, D. COSTA, DAY, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLECK, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, HARHART, HENNESSEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, KILLION, KNOWLES, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MANN, MARSICO, MILLARD, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, RAPP, READSHAW, ROCK, ROSS, SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD, GEIST AND DONATUCCI, APRIL 26, 2011 |
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| INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, APRIL 26, 2011 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Declaring the week of May 2 through 6, 2011, as "Pennsylvania |
2 | Academic Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and urging the |
3 | Department of Education, local school districts and |
4 | intermediate units to participate in the 20th annual |
5 | Statewide Pennsylvania Academic Competition on May 6, 2011. |
6 | WHEREAS, The education of all Pennsylvania children is a |
7 | major concern to the citizens of this Commonwealth and requires |
8 | the use of creative and innovative means to focus attention upon |
9 | this concern; and |
10 | WHEREAS, Excellence displayed in athletic competition has |
11 | long been recognized by societal and community rewards provided |
12 | for that competition; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Academic competition is an innovative and creative |
14 | attempt to involve children, parents, educators and community |
15 | members in an educational forum for excellence; and |
16 | WHEREAS, Academic competition helps to hone the abilities and |
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1 | intellectual skills of students, as well as providing |
2 | opportunities for incentives to continue the pursuit of |
3 | excellence in education; and |
4 | WHEREAS, A coordinated program of academic competition has |
5 | not existed in this Commonwealth, except in isolated school |
6 | district programs; therefore be it |
7 | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week |
8 | of May 2 through 6, 2011, as "Pennsylvania Academic Competition |
9 | Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further |
10 | RESOLVED, That the Department of Education, local school |
11 | districts and intermediate units be urged to actively |
12 | participate in the finals of the 20th annual Statewide |
13 | Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of |
14 | Representatives Chamber on May 6, 2011. |
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