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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sterling Aviation High School in Houston is holding |
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a groundbreaking ceremony on March 3rd, 2017, to commemorate the |
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newly constructed $72 million facility, which opened its doors to |
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students on January 4, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding educational institution serves |
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nearly 2,000 students in 9th through 12th grade; under the able |
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leadership of principal Justin Fuentes, the 237,000-square-foot |
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school offers an aviation school on-site, where the program also |
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allows students to earn credit toward a pilot's license, which |
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combines rigorous academics with real-world experiences to prepare |
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students for professions in that vital field; and |
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WHEREAS, Sterling Aviation High School is the first new |
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comprehensive high school to be completed under Houston Independent |
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School District's 2012 Bond Program and the first to be built in the |
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district in almost 16 years; the addition includes a |
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7,100-square-foot, two-story hangar, leaving students and |
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instructors feeling sky high about the future of their program. Two |
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small single-propeller planes fit inside the hangar along with 17 |
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aircraft engines that students can tinker with for hands-on |
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learning, and the facility also includes an observation deck on the |
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third floor where students can view the airport traffic control |
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tower at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport, which is just miles |
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away from the campus; and |
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WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of great importance |
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to the future of our state, and with these vital renovations and |
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construction to their campus, the faculty and staff of Sterling |
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Aviation High School will be better equipped to help students reach |
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their full potential and become engaged and productive members of |
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the community; 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 Sterling Aviation High School |
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groundbreaking ceremony and extend to all those associated with the |
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institution 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 Sterling Aviation High School as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |