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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The students, faculty, staff, and administrators of |
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J. L. Long Middle School in Dallas are commemorating the 75th |
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anniversary of its founding on April 2, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, In the early 1930s, as junior high schools were |
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being created across the country, Dallas educators embraced the |
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idea of providing students with a transitional period between |
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elementary and high schools, and J. L. Long Middle School was |
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established; the second institution of its kind to be built in |
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Dallas, the school was named in honor of John Lawson Long, a former |
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superintendent of Dallas schools who helped lay the foundation for |
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the Dallas Independent School District; the school's building was |
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designed by architects in a modified Elizabethan style with art |
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deco features, and local artist Olin Travis painted a mural for the |
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library as part of the Depression-era WPA program; and |
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WHEREAS, J. L. Long Middle School opened its doors to 550 |
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students in September 1933, and its first principal, C. W. Morris, |
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led the institution for the next 16 years; today, the school has an |
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enrollment of nearly 1,000 students in grades six through eight; |
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skillfully guided by principal Danielle Petters, it offers |
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award-winning programs in music, math, science, and athletics, and |
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the school community embraces its motto, "Long on Pride!"; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout its rich history, J. L. Long Middle |
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School has dedicated itself to providing a well-rounded education |
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and to encouraging academic achievement and personal excellence, |
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and in so doing, it has helped ensure a bright future for many young |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of J. L. Long |
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Middle School and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for J. L. Long Middle School as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |