TITLE: Congratulating Lufkin Middle School in Angelina County on placing ninth in the 2017 Learning Ally Great Reading Games.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Lufkin Middle School in Angelina County on placing ninth in the 2017 Learning Ally Great Reading Games.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Students from Lufkin Middle School in Angelina County distinguished themselves with their exemplary performance in the 2017 Great Reading Games, an annual competition held by Learning Ally; and WHEREAS, Learning Ally is a nonprofit organization that provides educational materials for students with print disabilities, including dyslexia, blindness, and visual impairment; established in 2014, the Great Reading Games contest is designed to motivate these students to spend more time reading and to engage with texts above their grade level; during this year's competition, which ran from January 9 to February 28, participants read more than five million pages total; and WHEREAS, Lufkin Middle School went up against more than 1,200 schools across the country to capture ninth place in the 2017 Great Reading Games, with all of the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders involved in the school's Learning Ally program taking part in the challenge; and WHEREAS, By placing among the top 10 in the Great Reading Games, these outstanding young Texans have brought credit to their school, and they may take justifiable pride in the considerable skill and perseverance they have demonstrated; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Lufkin Middle School on placing ninth in the 2017 Learning Ally Great Reading Games and extend to all those who participated in the competition sincere best wishes for continued success; 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. Ashby Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1414 was adopted by the House on April 27, 2017, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House