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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rapoport Academy Public School in Waco is hosting a |
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ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 21, 2015, to celebrate the |
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restoration of the historic Bishop Joseph Gomez Building; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for a prominent bishop in the African |
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Methodist Episcopal Church, this building formerly served as the |
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administration building for Paul Quinn College, the oldest African |
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American liberal arts college in Texas; after the school relocated |
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to Dallas in 1990, the building was left empty, and it fell into |
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disrepair; and |
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WHEREAS, The renovation effort, which began in 2014, is the |
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fifth such project undertaken on Quinn Campus by Rapoport Academy, |
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a college preparatory charter school that serves nearly 800 |
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students from prekindergarten through 12th grade; special care was |
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taken to retain the original appearance of the Gomez Building, |
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which will serve as the primary academic building for Meyer Public |
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High School; and |
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WHEREAS, The renovation of the Gomez Building has preserved |
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an important part of Texas history while enabling the Rapoport |
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Academy to provide even more area students with a first-rate |
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education; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the renovation of the Bishop Joseph |
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Gomez Building and commend Rapoport Academy Public School for its |
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ongoing efforts to repurpose such landmarks for the benefit of the |
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community; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Rapoport Academy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |