R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Casis Elementary School in Austin marks its 50th
 1-2     anniversary in 2001, and its half-century of providing an
 1-3     outstanding education to young Texans indeed merits legislative
 1-4     recognition; and
 1-5           WHEREAS, This outstanding school was established through a
 1-6     joint venture of the Austin Public Schools and The University of
 1-7     Texas at Austin; named in honor of noteworthy educators Josephine
 1-8     Casis and Lilia Casis, the 20-room school initially opened its
 1-9     doors to 650 students and 36 university-trained educators on
1-10     January 29, 1951; and
1-11           WHEREAS, In the ensuing 50 years, Casis has  been recognized
1-12     as one of the Lone Star State's top performing schools; it has
1-13     earned "exemplary" status from the Texas Education Agency each year
1-14     since 1997, and since 1999 has been named a Texas Mentor School by
1-15     the State of Texas; and
1-16           WHEREAS, In honor of the school's golden anniversary, a
1-17     celebration is being held on March 30, 2001, with the theme
1-18     "Celebrating Excellence Through the Decades"; and
1-19           WHEREAS, This festive occasion will feature a number of
1-20     special events, including an address by Texas Governor Rick Perry,
1-21     a student program, and an open house; moreover, the "Continuing
1-22     Path of Excellence--Above and Beyond for Our Children" project was
1-23     created specifically to commemorate the 50th anniversary milestone
1-24     with the creation of the Path of Excellence walkway; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, For 50 years, Casis Elementary School has been
 2-2     invaluable to the education and well-being of countless
 2-3     individuals, and it is truly appropriate to pay tribute to this
 2-4     fine school at this time; now, therefore, be it
 2-5           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
 2-6     Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Casis
 2-7     Elementary School and extend to its faculty, staff, and students
 2-8     sincere best wishes for a memorable observance.
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 610 was adopted by the House on March
         27, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House