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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Houston community are gathering |
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together at Evan E. Worthing High School on January 25, 2019, for |
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the school's ribbon-cutting ceremony; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded by Evan E. Worthing to give local African |
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American youth access to quality education, this historic secondary |
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school first opened its doors on January 27, 1958; Worthing High |
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School subsequently moved from its original campus on Bellfort |
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Boulevard, which now hosts Crispus Attucks Middle School, to take |
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up residence on the corner of Scott Street and Reed Road; and |
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WHEREAS, The current campus has recently undergone |
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renovation as part of the Houston Independent School District's |
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2012 Bond Program; with the completion of the first phase of |
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construction, a two-story classroom wing with learning centers, |
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science labs, and a collegiate-style lecture hall opened to |
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students in August 2016, and the final phase of the project drew to |
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a close almost two and a half years later; the state-of-the-art |
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facilities also include career and technology education spaces, a |
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weight room, competition and auxiliary gyms, a Junior Reserve |
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Officers' Training Corps area, and a hospitality lab; and |
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WHEREAS, Part of the Houston Independent School District, |
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Worthing High School serves more than 800 students in grades 9 |
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through 12; under the expert guidance of current principal |
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Dr. Khalilah Campbell-Rhone, the dedicated faculty and staff work |
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tirelessly to equip the school's student body with the knowledge |
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and skills necessary to build a brighter future; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Worthing High School has |
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helped its students live up to their full potential, and the newly |
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renovated campus will enhance the school's efforts in that crucial |
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endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the ribbon-cutting ceremony at |
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Worthing High School and extend to all those associated with the |
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school sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Evan E. Worthing High School as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thierry |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 224 was adopted by the House on March |
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6, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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