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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Hays Consolidated Independent School District |
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celebrated the 50th anniversary of its founding on May 6, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, The district was established in 1967 after county |
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voters approved a measure to consolidate the Buda, Kyle, and |
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Wimberley Independent School Districts; as the region's population |
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has increased, Hays CISD has experienced dramatic growth, expanding |
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from about 1,150 students across a handful of schools to nearly |
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20,000 students at 23 campuses, including 2 four-year high schools, |
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6 middle schools, 13 elementary schools, an alternative high |
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school, and a disciplinary center; and |
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WHEREAS, Through the decades, Hays CISD has remained |
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steadfast in its mission to prepare students for the challenges and |
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opportunities of the future, and today it boasts a graduation rate |
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higher than the state average; the district offers an elementary |
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magnet school STEM program and specialized career curricula, and |
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both of its comprehensive high schools have earned Project Lead the |
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Way designations for their efforts in encouraging students to |
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pursue computer science, engineering, and biomedical science |
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studies; and |
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WHEREAS, Hays CISD students have also excelled in a wide |
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range of extracurricular activities, garnering recognition in |
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band, choir, visual and performing arts, and athletics; in |
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addition, the district's Performing Arts Center features a |
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state-of-the-art sound and video system, two conference rooms, and |
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seating for nearly 1,000 people, and it hosts numerous productions |
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and campus and community events year-round; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the past half century, Hays CISD has provided |
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generations of young Texans with a strong academic foundation on |
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which to build, and it is indeed a privilege to join in marking this |
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important milestone in its history; 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 the Hays |
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Consolidated Independent School District and extend to its |
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administrators, faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; 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. |
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Isaac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2099 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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