H.R. No. 168
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The opening of Jack and Sharon Rhoads Elementary
School is ushering in an exciting new era of educational
opportunity for students in the Katy Independent School District;
and
WHEREAS, This impressive new facility, located at 19711 Clay
Road, has been named in honor of a beloved husband and wife team of
educators who made a lasting impact on generations of Katy youth;
and
WHEREAS, The late Jack Rhoads, a 1958 graduate of Katy High
School, served as head football coach and athletic director at his
alma mater and as the district's first athletic director over the
course of a career that spanned 27 years; during his impressive
tenure, he led the football and tennis teams to multiple state
championships, saw the district grow from a small 2A high school to
three 5A schools, added subvarsity sports to high schools, began
offering tennis and golf in junior high schools, and established an
active summer recreation program; and
WHEREAS, Sharon Rhoads began teaching in Katy in 1972 and was
adored by her students for bringing art to life with her colorful
tales, wonderful costumes, and original shows; she also established
Family Art Night at Hutsell Elementary School, an event that drew as
many as 800 participants; and
WHEREAS, Residents of Katy may look forward to the diverse
instructional education programs and enrichment activities of Jack
and Sharon Rhoads Elementary School, as their implementation will
surely enhance the learning experience of every student, in keeping
with the example set by the school's remarkable namesakes; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the opening of
Jack and Sharon Rhoads Elementary School and commend all those
associated with the school for their commitment to academic
excellence; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Callegari
Craddick Geren Mercer
Allen Giddings Merritt
Alonzo Goodman Miller
Bailey Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Baxter Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Berman Grusendorf Morrison
Bohac Guillen Mowery
Bonnen Gutierrez Naishtat
Branch Haggerty Nixon
Brown of Kaufman Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Brazos Hamric Oliveira
Burnam Hardcastle Olivo
Callegari Harper-Brown Paxton
Campbell Hartnett Pena
Canales Heflin Phillips
Capelo Hegar Pickett
Casteel Hilderbran Pitts
Castro Hill Puente
Chavez Hochberg Quintanilla
Chisum Hodge Raymond
Christian Homer Reyna
Coleman Hope Riddle
Cook of Navarro Hopson Ritter
Cook of Colorado Howard Rodriguez
Corte Hughes Rose
Crabb Hunter Seaman
Crownover Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Davis of Harris Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Dallas Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Dawson Jones of Bexar Solis
Delisi Jones of Dallas Solomons
Denny Keel Stick
Deshotel Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Driver Keffer of Eastland Talton
Dukes King Taylor
Dunnam Kolkhorst Telford
Dutton Krusee Thompson
Edwards Kuempel Truitt
Eiland Laney Turner
Eissler Laubenberg Uresti
Elkins Lewis Van Arsdale
Ellis Luna Villarreal
Escobar Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 168 was adopted by the House on
September 25, 2003, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House