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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Vista Hills Elementary School in the Ysleta |
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Independent School District has been nominated for a 2021 National |
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Blue Ribbon award; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; and |
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WHEREAS, Nominated in the Exemplary Achievement-Gap-Closing |
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category, Vista Hills Elementary serves approximately 650 students |
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in preschool and kindergarten through sixth grade; the school |
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offers a wide range of innovative programs, including its |
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Research-Based Instruction Fine Arts Program and STEAM lab, |
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bilingual program, and EngageMe Initiative; moreover, the campus |
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provides a variety of extracurricular opportunities, including the |
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Crusaders with Character student group; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and |
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students of Vista Hills Elementary School have established a record |
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of scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts are indeed |
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deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Vista Hills Elementary School on |
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being nominated for the 2021 National Blue Ribbon award and extend |
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to all those involved with the school 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 Vista Hills Elementary as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |