H.R. No. 79 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The students, faculty, and staff of E. A. Sigler 
Elementary School in Plano are celebrating the school's 40th 
anniversary in 2005; and
	WHEREAS, Under the able direction of its principal, Sandra 
Muzquiz, Sigler Elementary currently serves about 500 students in 
prekindergarten through fifth grade; while focusing on academics, 
the school also offers a variety of subsidiary programs, including 
technology, parenting classes, counseling, library services, fine 
arts, and athletics; with a recent rating of Recognized School by 
the Texas Education Agency, Sigler is successfully carrying out its 
stated mission to "prepare students to excel in a diverse and 
changing world"; and
	WHEREAS, The school was named for Emory Alvin Sigler, the 
administrator who served the Plano Independent School District for 
more than four decades; originally hired as a coach, teacher, and 
principal for Plano High School, he was appointed to the post of 
superintendent in 1927 and his 34-year influential tenure as a 
stern but caring administrator earned him the respect of the 
students and faculty that he served as well as education 
professionals throughout the Lone Star State; moreover, Mr. Sigler 
served on numerous state and national educational committees, 
including the first Texas Vocational Advisory Board, the 
Accrediting Committee of the Southern Association of Secondary 
Schools, and the Commission for the Study of Vocational Education 
in Texas; and
	WHEREAS, There is no greater challenge or responsibility than 
the education of our children, and by providing them with a strong 
academic foundation, Sigler Elementary is helping to ensure that 
countless Texans will have access to all the opportunities that 
they deserve; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate E. A. Sigler Elementary School on 
40 years of excellence in education and extend to the students, 
faculty, and staff sincere best wishes for continued success; 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.

                                                                          Madden

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                                                       Speaker of the House     

	I certify that H.R. No. 79 was adopted by the House on 
February 3, 2005, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House