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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, A group of exchange students from Germany is |
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visiting Austin through a partnership with Summitt Elementary |
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School, and it is a pleasure to extend to them a warm welcome as they |
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tour the State Capitol on April 23, 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Summitt Elementary and Schenkendorf Schule |
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established their long-running partnership soon after a sister city |
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relationship was initialized in the fall of 1992 between Austin and |
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Koblenz, a historic city in western Germany with a population of |
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around 112,000; Summitt teachers Renata Anderson and Diane |
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Mansfield gave a fourth-grade class the assignment to paint |
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pictures to be presented as gifts to visiting delegates from |
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Koblenz, who were so impressed by the gesture that they invited the |
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students to travel to their city in the summer of 1993; |
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Ms. Mansfield and 20 of her students made the trip, which sparked |
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the friendship with Schenkendorf Schule that continues to this day; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Since their partnership began, Summitt Elementary |
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and Schenkendorf Schule have alternated hosting the exchange every |
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year; traveling abroad provides the students with the opportunity |
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to make new friends, learn more about the culture and customs of |
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another country, and practice their language skills in an immersive |
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environment; and |
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WHEREAS, The exchange program between Summitt Elementary and |
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Schenkendorf Schule has greatly enriched the vibrant sister city |
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relationship enjoyed by the schools' respective communities, and it |
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is most fitting to acknowledge the young people who have chosen to |
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take part in this exciting experience; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the students from Koblenz, Germany, who |
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are visiting as part of the exchange program with Summitt |
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Elementary School and extend to them sincere best wishes for a fun |
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and memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |