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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. |