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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center in |
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the Houston Independent School District is receiving an official |
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Texas Historical Marker on February 12, 2011, from the Texas |
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Historical Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, The oldest high school in Harris County and one of |
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the very oldest in all of Texas, Sam Houston Math, Science, and |
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Technology Center was founded in 1878 as Houston Academy; it was |
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briefly renamed the Clopper Institute before becoming Houston |
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Normal School in 1886 and Houston High School in 1895; between 1926 |
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and 1955, it was known as Central High School, and then for the next |
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53 years, it was named Sam Houston High School; its present-day name |
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was adopted in 2008 to reflect a new academic emphasis; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the years, the school was also housed in a |
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number of different buildings, including churches and Masonic |
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temples; it moved from Capitol Street downtown to its current |
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location at 9400 Irvington Boulevard in 1955; and |
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WHEREAS, Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center has |
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the oldest high school newspaper in the Lone Star State, The Aegis, |
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which was established in 1889; in addition, the world's first girls' |
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military drill squad was formed at the school by then principal |
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F. M. Black; the squad was initially called the Black Battalion in |
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his honor and is today known as the Tigerettes; and |
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WHEREAS, Among other distinctions, Sam Houston can boast that |
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one of its former faculty members, Lyndon Baines Johnson, went on to |
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become president of the United States; he taught English and speech |
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at the school in the 1920s; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognition by the Texas Historical Commission |
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highlights the significant role that Sam Houston Math, Science, and |
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Technology Center has played in educating and nurturing countless |
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children, and the official designation provides assurance that the |
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history of this notable institution will be remembered for years to |
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come; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of a Texas Historical |
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Marker at Sam Houston Math, Science, and Technology Center and |
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extend to all those participating in the dedication ceremony best |
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wishes for an enjoyable and memorable event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Walle |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 313 was adopted by the House on |
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February 9, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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