PRINTER'S NO. 3050
No. 385 Session of 2000
INTRODUCED BY ROHRER, ADOLPH, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BARD, BARRAR, BATTISTO, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPABIANCA, CLARK, CLYMER, M. COHEN, CURRY, DALLY, DeLUCA, DEMPSEY, DeWEESE, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD, FARGO, FICHTER, FLICK, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA, HALUSKA, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HUTCHINSON, JOSEPHS, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LEH, LESCOVITZ, LUCYK, LYNCH, MAHER, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MASLAND, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE, MICHLOVIC, S. MILLER, NAILOR, PESCI, PETRARCA, PIPPY, PISTELLA, RAYMOND, READSHAW, ROEBUCK, ROSS, RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SCHULER, SEMMEL, SEYFERT, SHANER, B. SMITH, SNYDER, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STAIRS, STEVENSON, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRAVAGLIO, TRUE, VANCE, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WILT, YOUNGBLOOD, ZIMMERMAN, ZUG AND DAILEY, FEBRUARY 28, 2000
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, FEBRUARY 28, 2000
A RESOLUTION 1 Declaring the week of April 10, 2000, 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 ninth annual Statewide Pennsylvania 5 Academic Competition on April 14, 2000. 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 10, 2000, as "Pennsylvania Academic Competition Week" 12 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 ninth annual Statewide 16 Pennsylvania Academic Competition to be held in the House of 17 Representatives Chamber on April 14, 2000. B14L82MRD/20000H0385R3050 - 2 -