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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Irving Independent School District has played a |
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vital role in the education of generations of young Texans, and area |
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residents are gathering on April 23, 2009, to pay tribute to the |
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district on its 100th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1909, Kit and Lively Schools were consolidated to |
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form Irving ISD, and the first school building was constructed on |
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property that had been donated by the town's founders; four years |
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later, district officials built a three-story red brick structure |
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they called "Old Red," which was the tallest building in Irving at |
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the time; through the following decades, the district saw the |
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addition of an auditorium, its first indoor gymnasium, a cafeteria, |
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and an athletic field, and in 1941, the number of grades increased |
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to 12; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Irving ISD encompasses nearly 50 square miles |
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of 31 elementary, middle, and high schools, as well as three early |
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childhood schools and three learning centers; the student |
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population has grown from its original 125 to its current 33,000 |
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students; skillfully led by superintendent Jack Singley, Irving ISD |
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works to further its mission of partnering with families and |
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members of the community to meet the needs of its students and to |
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cultivate learning, thinking, and communicating; and |
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WHEREAS, Although Irving ISD has changed significantly over |
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the course of a century, it has not wavered in its commitment to |
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providing high-quality educational opportunities, and its rich |
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tradition of academic achievement remains a tremendous source of |
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pride for the surrounding community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Irving Independent School District on |
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the occasion of its centennial and extend to all those associated |
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with the district sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Irving ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Harper-Brown |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 359 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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