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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange program, which has served |
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to enrich and expand the cultural horizons of Summitt Elementary |
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School students since the program's inception in 1992; and |
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WHEREAS, The Summitt-Koblenz Exchange is a |
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foreign-exchange and cultural immersion program that provides |
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the opportunity for students in the fourth and fifth grades at |
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Summitt Elementary School in Austin and at Schenkendorf Schule in |
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Koblenz, Germany, to host visiting exchange students and to |
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travel abroad to stay with host families of their sister school; |
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participating students submit essays and are selected by a |
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committee to take part in the program, and the schools alternate |
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between visiting and hosting each year; and |
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WHEREAS, The exchange program began in 1992, after Austin |
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and Koblenz became Sister Cities under Sister Cities |
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International; a group of Summitt Elementary School students |
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created artwork to present as gifts to a delegation visiting |
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Austin from Koblenz, and the group of students was invited to |
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visit Koblenz in the summer of 1993; the following year, students |
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from the Schenkendorf Schule traveled to Austin and were hosted |
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by families of Summitt Elementary School students, and a long and |
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rewarding partnership between the schools was begun; and |
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WHEREAS, The two schools and the cities of Austin and |
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Koblenz are proud to celebrate the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange |
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program's decades of success and the positive impact it has made |
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in the lives of students and families; the program's participants |
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and the educators, families, and members of the community of |
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Summitt Elementary School have benefited greatly from this |
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outstanding program over the years, and it is indeed fitting that |
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the program receive special recognition on its exemplary |
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contributions to the educational and cultural enrichment of |
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students in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby commend all who have contributed to carrying |
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on this treasured tradition on their invaluable efforts and |
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extend to all associated with the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange |
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program best wishes for the future and for the program's |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an |
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expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |