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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 291
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the Georgetown Independent School District on the |
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occasion of its 100th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, The Georgetown Independent School District was |
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established in 1917 with the passage of Senate Bill 225; the bill |
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was enacted to help ease the overcrowding of the city's public |
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schools and to help implement the state's new compulsory |
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attendance requirement; and |
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WHEREAS, Public schools in Georgetown had been producing |
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notable educators for some time before the district's creation; |
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Annie Lee Purl was a member of the first Georgetown High School |
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graduating class in 1892, and she enjoyed a distinguished 50-year |
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career with the district as both a teacher and an administrator, |
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and an elementary school in the district has been named in her |
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honor; and |
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WHEREAS, The district has been on the cutting edge of |
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educational trends for many years, beginning with the use of |
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standardized educational testing in the 1920s; and |
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WHEREAS, For 100 years, the Georgetown Independent School |
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District has been dedicated to providing quality educational |
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opportunities and to helping young people prepare to face the |
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challenges of an ever-changing society, and it is truly fitting |
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that the district receive special recognition as it reaches this |
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milestone in its history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th |
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Legislature, hereby commend the trustees, administrators, |
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faculty, and staff of the Georgetown Independent School District |
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on their commitment to excellence in education and extend to all |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the district as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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Schwertner |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 27, 2017. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |