R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 E. B. Reyna Elementary School in the La Joya Independent School 1-3 District for its outstanding service to the youth of its community; 1-4 and 1-5 WHEREAS, Founded in 1990 to fill a growing need for quality 1-6 primary education in the area, the school currently offers a wide 1-7 array of programs to enhance the potential of all its students; and 1-8 WHEREAS, One of its innovative programs, Building Bridges, 1-9 helps to promote interaction between children and their caretakers 1-10 before the youngsters reach school age, and the campus-wide Good 1-11 Life Program teaches students to accept responsibility for their 1-12 actions and make appropriate choices; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In addition to these programs and the highly 1-14 acclaimed Bilingual Classroom for Recent Immigrant Students, the 1-15 teaching staff at Reyna Elementary offers many other initiatives to 1-16 make learning fun and interesting for their students, including the 1-17 Creative Productive Thinking for Gifted and Talented Students 1-18 program, the Students Need a Push and Pat initiative, and such 1-19 popular reading incentives as the Author's Birthday Club, a Fairy 1-20 Tale Character Parade, and Drop Everything and Read Time; and 1-21 WHEREAS, The school's student council sponsors civic 1-22 activities so that children can become more involved in the 1-23 community, and other campus groups, such as Kids Against Drugs, the 1-24 After School Fun Club, the Computer Club, and the Library Club, 2-1 have made life richer for many young Texans; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Reyna Elementary School has quickly established 2-3 itself as a leader in the education community, for it has been 2-4 honored with the Texas Successful Schools Award and has been named 2-5 both a Texas Early Childhood Elementary Mentor School and a 2-6 National Blue Ribbon School; and 2-7 WHEREAS, The school could not have achieved the success that 2-8 it has today were it not for its devoted administrators and staff, 2-9 who have worked diligently to make every student a winner; now, 2-10 therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-12 Legislature hereby honor E. B. Reyna Elementary School for the 2-13 vital service it provides to the community and commend the many 2-14 dedicated and caring individuals that have made E. B. Reyna the 2-15 exceptional academic institution that it is today; and, be it 2-16 further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for E. B. Reyna Elementary School as an expression of high 2-19 regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Flores _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 635 was adopted by the House on May 10, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House