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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Joel C. Harris Middle School in the San Antonio |
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Independent School District is celebrating its 100th anniversary in |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for American journalist, fiction writer, and |
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folklorist Joel Chandler Harris, the campus was first established |
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as Joel Chandler Harris Junior School; it began operating in |
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September 1923, though classes were initially held at a nearby |
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elementary campus until construction was completed two months later |
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on the new six-classroom building; and |
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WHEREAS, The school experienced a period of significant |
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growth during the 1940s and 1950s, and following a major renovation |
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project in the early 2000s, its campus more than doubled in size; |
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the renovations added numerous classrooms, two gyms, and a football |
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and soccer field, as well as a larger library and cafeteria; |
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moreover, the former gym was converted to a fine arts building; the |
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newly renovated campus was dedicated in October 2004, and further |
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upgrades, including the addition of a STEM lab, were completed in |
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2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Joel C. Harris Middle School is an |
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International Baccalaureate school that provides students in |
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grades six through eight with a challenging educational program and |
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a broad range of extracurricular activities; the campus benefits |
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from the outstanding efforts of its faculty and staff and the able |
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leadership of its current principal, John Hilliard; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, Joel C. Harris Middle School |
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has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on |
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which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference in |
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the lives of generations of San Antonio residents; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Joel C. |
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Harris Middle School and extend to all those associated with the |
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campus 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 the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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Senate. |