By:  Zaffirini                                   S.R. No. 531
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, Clark Elementary School in Laredo, Texas,
    1-3  is celebrating its 20th anniversary on April 3, 1993, and the
    1-4  Texas Senate is pleased to extend congratulations on this noteworthy
    1-5  occasion; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, A reunion dinner at the school will bring together
    1-7  the first principal, Charleen Brinkley, and teachers who so loyally
    1-8  served the school in its initial years; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The opening of Clark Elementary School in 1973
   1-10  was marked by several firsts in education; it was the first open
   1-11  concept school and had the first bilingual program started under
   1-12  Dolores Earles; and
   1-13        WHEREAS, Committed to providing the best possible
   1-14  education for its students, Clark Elementary School is recognized
   1-15  as a school that focuses on academic achievement; of the 803 third
   1-16  graders in the United Independent School District who took the Texas
   1-17  Assessment of Academic Skills in English, six students who received
   1-18  academic recognition were from Clark Elementary School; and
   1-19        WHEREAS, The school has demonstrated steady and
   1-20  consistent growth above the state average in Texas Assessment of
   1-21  Academic Skills testing; and
   1-22        WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Principal Richard Perales,
   1-23  who has ably served in that capacity since 1985, Clark Elementary
    2-1  School has grown steadily in enrollment to 945 students; and
    2-2        WHEREAS, The school has become an integral part of the city
    2-3  and is used as a central meeting place for various community
    2-4  ventures; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, Dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all its
    2-6  endeavors, Clark Elementary School is involved in the International
    2-7  Gifted and Talented Curriculum Program with Moscow, Russia; now,
    2-8  therefore, be it
    2-9        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-10  73rd Legislature, hereby recognize Clark Elementary School on its
   2-11  20th anniversary and extend best wishes for a most rewarding future;
   2-12  and, be it further
   2-13        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented to the
   2-14  school as a memento of this important milestone and as an expression
   2-15  of the high regard of the Texas Senate.
   2-16                                 _____________________________________
   2-17                                        President of the Senate
   2-18                                      I hereby certify that the
   2-19                                 above Resolution was adopted by
   2-20                                 the Senate on April 1, 1993.
   2-21                                 _____________________________________
   2-22                                        Secretary of the Senate
   2-23                                 _____________________________________
   2-24                                         Member, Texas Senate