PRINTER'S NO. 3263
No. 611 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, BAKER, BASTIAN, BOBACK, BOYD, BRENNAN,
BROOKS, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CLYMER, CONKLIN, CREIGHTON,
DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL,
GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHART,
HARPER, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JAMES,
KORTZ, KOTIK, KULA, MAJOR, MANTZ, McILHATTAN, MELIO,
MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILNE, MUNDY, MURT, MUSTIO, MYERS, NAILOR,
O'NEILL, PALLONE, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAMALEY, READSHAW,
ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SANTONI, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH,
SONNEY, STABACK, SWANGER, THOMAS, VEREB, VULAKOVICH,
WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, FEBRUARY 26, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
FEBRUARY 26, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 21 through 25, 2008, 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 17th annual
5 Statewide Pennsylvania Academic Competition on April 25,
6 2008.
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
15 attempt to involve children, parents, educators and community
1 members in an educational forum for excellence; and
2 WHEREAS, Academic competition helps to hone the abilities and
3 intellectual skills of students, as well as providing
4 opportunities for incentives to continue the pursuit of
5 excellence in education; and
6 WHEREAS, A coordinated program of academic competition has
7 not existed in this Commonwealth, except in isolated school
8 district programs; therefore be it
9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives declare the week
10 of April 21 through 25, 2008, as "Pennsylvania Academic
11 Competition Week" in Pennsylvania; and be it further
12 RESOLVED, That the Department of Education, local school
13 districts and intermediate units are urged to actively
14 participate in the finals of the 17th annual Statewide
15 Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of
16 Representatives Chamber on April 25, 2008.
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