PRINTER'S NO. 3678
No. 632 Session of 2006
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ADOLPH, ARGALL, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BEBKO-
JONES, BENNINGHOFF, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER,
CREIGHTON, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DENLINGER, DeWEESE,
FAIRCHILD, FLICK, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE,
GINGRICH, BEYER, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART, HARPER,
HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, LEDERER, LEH,
LEVDANSKY, MAJOR, MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McGILL,
McILHATTAN, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MUNDY, MUSTIO, MYERS, O'NEILL,
PALLONE, PARKER, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, RAPP,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROBERTS, RUBLEY, SAMUELSON, SANTONI,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SIPTROTH, B. SMITH, SONNEY,
STABACK, R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRUE, WATSON,
WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 14, 2006
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 14, 2006
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 17 through 21, 2006, as
2 "Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and
3 urging the Department of Education, local school districts
4 and intermediate units to participate in the 15th annual
5 Statewide Pennsylvania Academic Competition on April 21,
6 2006.
7 WHEREAS, The education of all Pennsylvania children is a
8 major concern to the citizens of this Commonwealth and requires
9 the use of creative and innovative means to focus attention upon
10 this concern; and
11 WHEREAS, Excellence displayed in athletic competition has
12 long been recognized by societal and community rewards provided
13 for that competition; and
14 WHEREAS, Academic competition is an innovative and creative
1 attempt to involve children, parents, educators and community
2 members in an educational forum for excellence; 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 17 through 21, 2006, as "Pennsylvania Academic
12 Competition Week" in 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 15th annual Statewide
16 Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of
17 Representatives Chamber on April 21, 2006.
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