H.R. No. 205



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The opening of Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary 
School at 24831 Westheimer Parkway is ushering in an exciting new 
era of educational opportunity for students in the Katy Independent 
School District; and
	WHEREAS, The school is named for a noted local historian and 
daughter of one of Katy's founding families; Ms. Rylander served as 
the first president of the Katy Historical Society, was a founder of 
the Wright Museum in Old Town Katy, and wrote Applauding the Past, 
an illustrated history of the area; and
	WHEREAS, The 1936 salutatorian of Katy High School and alumna 
of The University of Texas, from which she earned a bachelor's 
degree in pharmacy, Ms. Rylander is one of the original 
storytellers who has shared local history with students enrolled at 
Katy Elementary School; further, she is a past president of the 
school's PTA and helped buy the first spotlight for its auditorium; 
and
	WHEREAS, Her grandfather created one of the first single-room 
schools on his farm, while her father, John Henry Wright, founded 
the town pharmacy and with his partner, Dr. J. M. Stewart, was 
instrumental in building Katy's initial phone lines; her mother, 
Pauline Schlipf Wright, was a PTA volunteer who cooked lunches at 
home and delivered them to the schoolchildren; and
	WHEREAS, Residents of Katy may take pride in the school's 
diverse instructional programs and enrichment activities, which 
are being implemented to enhance the learning experience of all of 
the school's students; and
	WHEREAS, The staff of Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary 
School is dedicating itself to the total education of its students, 
helping to develop tomorrow's leaders, and the school represents a 
significant new addition to the state's public school system; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the opening of 
the Roberta Wright Rylander Elementary School and commend all those 
associated with the school for their commitment to academic 
excellence.

                                                                       Callegari

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 205 was adopted by the House on 
October 2, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House