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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The faculty, staff, and students of Sul Ross Middle |
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School in San Antonio celebrated its 50th anniversary on February |
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21, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Opened in 1967, Ross is 1 of 20 middle schools in the |
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Northside Independent School District; serving more than 1,100 |
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students in grades six through eight, it currently benefits from |
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the able leadership of principal Lisa McConoghy, vice principal |
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Faustino Ortega, academic dean Mahntie Reeves, and assistant |
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principal Richard Cardenas; and |
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WHEREAS, The school's namesake is former Texas governor |
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Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross; born in 1838, this Civil War veteran |
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served for two years in the Texas Senate before being elected |
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governor in 1886; during his gubernatorial tenure, the state |
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experienced tremendous industrial, agricultural, and commercial |
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growth, while its educational and charitable institutions |
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flourished; after leaving politics in 1891, he became president of |
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the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, now known as |
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Texas A&M University, and he held that position until his passing in |
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1898; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past half century, Sul Ross Middle School |
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has given many young Texans a strong academic foundation on which to |
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build, and it has made a lasting and positive impact in the lives of |
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countless San Antonio residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sul Ross |
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Middle School and extend to all those associated with the school |
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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 school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |