88(3) SR 3 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3
	WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
	recognize Odyssey Academy on the occasion of the school's 25th
	anniversary, which is being celebrated on October 14, 2023; and
	WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy was established in 1998 when
	Robert A. Mosbacher Sr., the founder of Mosbacher Energy
	Company and a former United States secretary of commerce,
	secured a charter for the school from the Texas State Board of
	Education; the following year, Odyssey Academy opened as an
	open-enrollment, public middle school; the academy soon grew
	to encompass prekindergarten through eighth grade classes, and
	in 2009, the current Galveston campus was established; high
	school grades were added in 2013, and the school produced its
	first graduating class four years later; and
	WHEREAS, Odyssey Academy features a curriculum focused
	on the development of leadership and problem-solving skills,
	with an emphasis on the STEAM subjects of science, technology,
	engineering, the arts, and mathematics; moreover, the school
	offers dual credit and early college programs that allow
	students to earn college credit or an associate's degree while
	completing high school; and
	WHEREAS, Over the past eight years, Odyssey Academy has
	expanded its reach by adding additional locations; in 2015, it
	launched the Bay Area campus in El Lago, which serves
	prekindergarten through seventh grade students across 14 school
	districts, and in 2020, it opened the Texas City campus, which
	offers prekindergarten through eighth grade classes; and
	WHEREAS, For a quarter century, Odyssey Academy has
	provided young Texans with a solid educational foundation that
	enables them to reach their full potential and become productive
	and engaged members of their communities, and the school is
	indeed deserving of recognition as it celebrates this special
	milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commend all who have
	contributed to Odyssey Academy's proud legacy of excellence in
	education and extend to all congratulations on the school's
	25th anniversary and best wishes for continued success in the
	future; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for
	Odyssey Academy as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
	Middleton
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		President of the Senate
		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on October 9, 2023.
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		Secretary of the Senate
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		Member, Texas Senate