By:  Cain                                               S.R. No. 56
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2        WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great
    1-3  pleasure in recognizing the new Lindale High School as it
    1-4  celebrates its opening with an Open House and Dedication
    1-5  to be held on January 22, 1995; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, The new $10.3 million facility combines some very
    1-7  special features; the front entrance opens into a skylighted
    1-8  commons area that turns into a cafetorium which will seat 700
    1-9  and will be a gathering area for the students; it has three
   1-10  serving lines; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The new building has other special features such as
   1-12  a nurse's office and sick room that does not require a student
   1-13  to go through the office area; the same is true for the assistant
   1-14  principals' and counselors' offices; the lounge for the teaching
   1-15  staff of around 60 is in the front of the building and includes
   1-16  a kitchen area and a phone room; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The school library has a skylighted reading area
   1-18  and a lecture area that seats almost 100; it will be available
   1-19  to the community for special events or combined lectures; and
   1-20        WHEREAS, The new gymnasium is really three gyms in one when
   1-21  the bleachers are pushed against the wall; there is a parquet
   1-22  floor in the gym which should be cheaper and easier to maintain
   1-23  than the standard wooden floor; and
    2-1        WHEREAS, A separate science wing houses six laboratories and
    2-2  an automatic fire door to separate it from the rest of the school;
    2-3  and
    2-4        WHEREAS, The academic area is a two-story wing and includes
    2-5  an elevator needed to help those with disabilities; the new
    2-6  edifice promises to be a building in which all activities can be
    2-7  handled easily; now, therefore, be it
    2-8        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
    2-9  74th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Lindale Independent
   2-10  School District on the opening of its magnificent new high school;
   2-11  and, be it further
   2-12        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-13  school as an expression of the high regard of the Texas Senate.
   2-14                               ______________________________________
   2-15                                       President of the Senate
   2-16                                    I hereby certify that the above
   2-17                               Resolution was adopted by the Senate
   2-18                               on January 19, 1995.
   2-19                               ______________________________________
   2-20                                       Secretary of the Senate
   2-21                               ______________________________________
   2-22                                        Member, Texas Senate