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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 906
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the students, teachers, and alumni of Mesita Elementary School in El Paso, who recently gathered to celebrate the school's history and recall the effect it had on their lives; and WHEREAS, An elementary school is a special place in that it is home to the first tentative steps at learning to read and write, and it is home to the first confident steps into the future; and WHEREAS, Mesita Elementary School was built in 1948 to replace Dudley Elementary School, and with its demolition soon to take place, its former students and teachers gathered for a special type of reunion; and WHEREAS, To commemorate its 57 years of history, almost 300 former students and teachers attended a Building Bash at the school on April 22, 2005, as well as a dinner and dance that were held at the El Paso Country Club that night; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 79th Legislature, hereby extend best wishes for the future to the former students and teachers of Mesita Elementary School; and, be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as a remembrance of Mesita Elementary School. Shapleigh ________________________________ President of the Senate I hereby certify that the above Resolution was adopted by the Senate on May 16, 2005. ________________________________ Secretary of the Senate ________________________________ Member, Texas Senate