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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 100th anniversary of the Round Rock Independent |
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School District is being celebrated in 2013, and this milestone |
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provides a welcome opportunity to honor its rich history and many |
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accomplishments; and |
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WHEREAS, Round Rock ISD was originally established as |
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Williamson County Common School District No. 19 on May 17, 1913, |
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when voters approved the district's incorporation; the following |
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year, a three-story school building was constructed on West |
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Anderson Avenue; and |
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WHEREAS, Additional facilities were built in the decades that |
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followed, including the Hopewell School that served African |
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American students from 1922 to 1966 and a campus for Hispanic |
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students that operated from 1933 until 1948; moreover, a number of |
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existing schools in outlying areas were consolidated into the |
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district, including Bell, Caldwell Heights, Cedar Valley, Gattis, |
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McNeil, Merrelltown, Pond Springs, and Stony Point schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1970, Round Rock ISD has expanded to keep pace |
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with the city's explosive growth; today, it serves nearly 46,000 |
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students and encompasses 32 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, |
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6 high schools, and 3 education centers; faculty and staff number |
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almost 6,000, each of whom uphold the district's commitment to |
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creating a constructive learning experience for each student; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the monumental changes that have taken place |
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over the past 100 years, Round Rock ISD has excelled in its |
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educational mission; in so doing, it has provided numerous |
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generations of area residents with a strong foundation for success |
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and contributed greatly to the betterment of the community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the Round Rock |
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Independent School District and extend to its students, educators, |
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and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |