By Moreno of El Paso                                  H.R. No. 1024
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                                 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 an excellent staff who are committed to
1-14     providing 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.