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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Vista Hills Elementary |
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School principal Judith Calderon has worked tirelessly to build a |
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solid educational foundation for students in the El Paso community; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Calderon has spent her entire career with the |
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Ysleta Independent School District, where she began her tenure in |
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1999 as a middle-school science and English teacher and went on to |
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serve as a counselor and assistant principal; in 2016, she was named |
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principal at Vista Hills, the school she attended as a |
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kindergartner; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the direction of Ms. Calderon, Vista Hills is |
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one of 26 Texas public schools to be nominated for a 2021 National |
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Blue Ribbon School award, one of the most prestigious accolades an |
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elementary or secondary school in the U.S. can receive; |
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furthermore, the campus has earned recognition on the Texas Honor |
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Roll and has been named a top five West Texas Consistent Gold Ribbon |
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Elementary School; a dedicated advocate, Ms. Calderon has been |
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active with groups that support minority students; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2020, this esteemed administrator was accepted to |
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a doctoral program at The University of Texas at Austin; she holds |
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bachelor's and master's degrees from The University of Texas at El |
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Paso, and she studied abroad in Russia, researching education |
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programs; and |
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WHEREAS, Vista Hills Elementary and Ysleta ISD have benefited |
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immeasurably from Judith Calderon's leadership, professionalism, |
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and commitment to the success and well-being of all students, and |
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she may indeed take great pride in her many achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Judith Calderon for her exceptional |
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contributions to education in the El Paso community and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Calderon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |