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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Royse City Independent School District is |
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hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ruth Cherry |
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Elementary School campus on October 29, 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Ruth Cherry Elementary is named for Norris Ruth |
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Tanton Cherry, a former educator and administrator of Royse City |
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ISD; over the course of her career with the district, she served as |
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an elementary and high school teacher, and she went on to become a |
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principal at Browning Primary School and Royse City High School; |
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she ultimately retired in 1998, and the district's intermediate |
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school was dedicated in her honor in 2009; the campus transitioned |
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into an elementary school in 2020, and it currently benefits from |
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the able leadership of principal Kara Onken; and |
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WHEREAS, The construction project for Ruth Cherry Elementary |
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is being funded as part of a Royse City ISD bond package that passed |
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in May 2021; the new campus will be located on Verandah Boulevard, |
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and the school is scheduled to open in fall 2022; its current |
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facilities will be transformed into an early childhood center; and |
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WHEREAS, By equipping young Texans with the knowledge and |
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skills necessary for success, Ruth Cherry Elementary School is |
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making a positive and lasting difference in its community, and the |
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construction of a new campus will enhance its efforts in that |
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crucial endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the |
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groundbreaking ceremony of the new Ruth Cherry Elementary School |
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campus in Royse City ISD and extend to the school's students, |
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faculty, staff, and administration sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |