SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 596
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
	recognize the Academy at Nola Dunn, which has placed in the top 10
	in the nation in Learning Ally's 2017 Great Reading Games
	competition; and
	WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that
	provides learning materials to students with print disabilities,
	and it has sponsored the Great Reading Games since 2014; this
	exemplary program gives students an opportunity to be recognized
	for their efforts and to improve their reading success; and
	WHEREAS, The Academy at Nola Dunn is a campus of the
	Burleson Independent School District in Johnson County; it was
	ranked eighth out of the schools across the country that took
	part in this prestigious competition; and
	WHEREAS, In 2017 alone, students across the nation
	completed more than 5.3 million pages in the competition, a
	significant increase from the year before; participants tend to
	greatly increase the amount of time they spend reading and to
	read above their grade level; and
	WHEREAS, The people of Burleson and Johnson County are
	proud of the students from the Academy at Nola Dunn for the hard
	work and determination they exhibited in this important event;
	now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th
	Legislature, hereby commend the students, faculty, and staff of
	the Academy at Nola Dunn on their commitment to excellence in
	education and extend congratulations to them on their success
	in the Learning Ally Great Reading Games; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
	school as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
	Birdwell
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on April 10, 2017.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate