PRINTER'S NO. 3121
No. 359 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ADOLPH, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR,
BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BOSCOLA, BROWN,
BROWNE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA,
CORRIGAN, CURRY, DALEY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DENT,
DeWEESE, DRUCE, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER, GEIST,
GEORGE, GIGLIOTTI, GORDNER, HALUSKA, HENNESSEY, HERMAN,
HERSHEY, HESS, HORSEY, ITKIN, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER,
LEH, LESCOVITZ, LYNCH, MAITLAND, MANDERINO, MARSICO, MASLAND,
McCALL, McNAUGHTON, MELIO, MILLER, MUNDY, NAILOR, ORIE,
PESCI, PIPPY, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROBERTS, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH,
STABACK, STERN, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO,
TRELLO, TULLI, WALKO, C. WILLIAMS, WILT, WOJNAROSKI,
M. N. WRIGHT, ZIMMERMAN AND ZUG, MARCH 12, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Declaring the week of April 13, 1998, as "Pennsylvania Academic
2 Competition Week"; and urging the Department of Education,
3 local school districts and intermediate units to participate
4 in the sixth annual Statewide Pennsylvania Academic
5 Competition on April 17, 1998.
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 13, 1998, as "Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week";
12 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 sixth annual Statewide
16 Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of
17 Representatives Chamber on April 17, 1998.
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