By Brown of Kaufman H.R. No. 289 77R5121 GMW-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Forney Independent School District indeed merits 1-2 special legislative recognition for its longstanding tradition of 1-3 excellence in education; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Forney ISD was created in 1899 and by 1950 had grown 1-5 to encompass some 10 outlying rural school districts; today the 1-6 district includes four separate campuses and provides for the 1-7 education of approximately 2,500 students; and 1-8 WHEREAS, For more than a century, Forney ISD has made 1-9 invaluable contributions to Kaufman County, and its record of 1-10 success can be attributed to the substantial support of the 1-11 community and the continued dedication of its students, faculty, 1-12 staff, and administrators; and 1-13 WHEREAS, A testament to the district's outstanding ability to 1-14 provide its students with a superb education is its annual receipt 1-15 of praise from the Academic Excellence Indicator System; from 1994 1-16 to 1999, Forney ISD earned "recognized" status each year, and for 1-17 the 1999-2000 school year the district was deemed "exemplary," 1-18 making it one of only five districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth 1-19 Metroplex to earn such a prestigious rating; and 1-20 WHEREAS, In addition, Forney ISD students excel in numerous 1-21 extracurricular activities; evidence of that can be found at Forney 1-22 High School, where almost one in 10 students competed at some 1-23 state-level event, with one in 35 winning a gold medal or 1-24 first-place award; and 2-1 WHEREAS, The residents of Kaufman County continue to reap the 2-2 benefits of the fine education offered by the Forney ISD, and it is 2-3 truly a privilege to pay tribute to this noteworthy district and 2-4 its many devoted educators, administrators, students, and staff; 2-5 now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby commend all those associated with the Forney 2-8 Independent School District for their dedication to the provision 2-9 of an exceptional education; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-11 prepared for the Forney ISD as an expression of high regard by the 2-12 Texas House of Representatives.