PRINTER'S NO. 1195
No. 101 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, M. BAKER, BARD,
BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER, M. COHEN, CORRIGAN,
CREIGHTON, CRUZ, DAILEY, DeWEESE, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FICHTER,
FLICK, FORCIER, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HARHAI,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, LEH, LESCOVITZ,
LUCYK, MANDERINO, McCALL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, MELIO,
METCALFE, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, NAILOR, PIPPY, RAYMOND,
READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SCHRODER,
SCHULER, SHANER, B. SMITH, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK,
STEELMAN, T. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS,
TIGUE, WATSON, C. WILLIAMS, WILT AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MARCH 19, 2001
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 19, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 2, 2001, as "Pennsylvania Academic
2 Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and urging the Department
3 of Education, local school districts and intermediate units
4 to participate in the tenth annual Statewide Pennsylvania
5 Academic Competition on April 6, 2001.
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, Academic competition is an innovative and creative
11 attempt to involve children, parents, educators and community
12 members in an educational forum for excellence; and
13 WHEREAS, Athletic excellence has long been recognized by
1 societal and community rewards provided for that type of
2 competition; and
3 WHEREAS, Academic competition helps to hone the abilities and
4 intellectual skills of students, as well as providing
5 opportunities for incentives to continue the pursuit of
6 excellence in education; and
7 WHEREAS, A coordinated program of academic competition has
8 not existed in this Commonwealth, except in isolated school
9 district programs; therefore be it
10 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
11 of April 2, 2001, as "Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week" in
12 Pennsylvania; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the Department of Education, local school
14 districts and intermediate units are urged to actively
15 participate in the finals of the tenth annual Statewide
16 Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of
17 Representatives Chamber on April 6, 2001.
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