R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The opening of Paul C. Moreno Elementary School has
1-2 ushered in an exciting new era of educational opportunity for
1-3 students in the El Paso Independent School District; and
1-4 WHEREAS, The first school in the district to be named for a
1-5 sitting state representative and the longest-tenured Hispanic
1-6 member of the house, Moreno Elementary School is a state-of-the-art
1-7 facility that opened for summer school classes last year and
1-8 currently serves more than 400 students on its main campus and at
1-9 the Paul C. Moreno Annex; and
1-10 WHEREAS, The school is led by principal Irma Ortega, who as
1-11 the school's first Hispanic administrator is a fitting role model
1-12 for its predominantly Hispanic population, and she is supported in
1-13 her worthy goals by excellent staff who are committed to providing
1-14 an exemplary education to their students enrolled in
1-15 prekindergarten through the fifth grade, as well as to their
1-16 middle- and secondary-school-aged students with special needs; and
1-17 WHEREAS, The only school in the district to feature a
1-18 therapeutic swimming pool, the facility also features oversized
1-19 doorways and hallways and other classroom accommodations to help
1-20 meet the needs of its students with multiple disabilities; and
1-21 WHEREAS, El Pasoans may take pride in the school's diverse
1-22 instructional education programs and enrichment activities, for
1-23 they have been implemented to enhance the learning experience of
1-24 all of the school's students; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The staff of Paul C. Moreno Elementary School has
2-2 dedicated itself to the total education of its students, helping to
2-3 develop tomorrow's leaders with pride and determination, and the
2-4 school represents a significant new addition to the state's public
2-5 school system; now, therefore, be it
2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-7 Legislature hereby commemorate the first year of operation of Paul
2-8 C. Moreno Elementary School and commend all those associated with
2-9 the school for their commitment to academic excellence.
Moreno of El Paso
Laney Goodman Merritt
Alexander Goolsby Miller
Allen Gray Moreno of Harris
Averitt Green Moreno of El Paso
Bailey Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Gutierrez Mowery
Bonnen Haggerty Naishtat
Bosse Hamric Najera
Brimer Hardcastle Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hartnett Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hawley Oliveira
Burnam Heflin Olivo
Callegari Hilbert Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Carter Hill Puente
Chavez Hinojosa Ramsay
Chisum Hochberg Rangel
Christian Hodge Raymond
Clark Homer Reyna of Bexar
Coleman Hope Reyna of Dallas
Cook Hopson Ritter
Corte Howard Sadler
Counts Hunter Salinas
Crabb Hupp Seaman
Craddick Isett Shields
Crownover Janek Smith
Danburg Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Harris Jones of Bexar Solis
Davis of Dallas Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Junell Swinford
Denny Keel Talton
Deshotel Keffer Telford
Driver King of Parker Thompson
Dukes King of Uvalde Tillery
Dunnam Kitchen Truitt
Dutton Kolkhorst Turner of Coleman
Edwards Krusee Turner of Harris
Ehrhardt Kuempel Uher
Eiland Lewis of Tarrant Uresti
Elkins Lewis of Orange Villarreal
Ellis Longoria Walker
Farabee Luna West
Farrar McCall Williams
Flores McClendon Wilson
Gallego McReynolds Wise
Garcia Madden Wohlgemuth
George Marchant Wolens
Geren Martinez Fischer Woolley
Giddings Maxey Yarbrough
Glaze Menendez Zbranek
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1024 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House