87R17977 BHH-D
 
  By: Ellzey H.R. No. 817
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, The Italy Independent School District is making a
  positive difference in the local community by providing area youth
  with a solid educational foundation on which to build; and
         WHEREAS, Serving more than 630 students at two campuses,
  Italy ISD seeks to foster a challenging and supportive learning
  environment where young people are equipped to excel in every
  aspect of their education; students benefit from a variety of
  academic and extracurricular opportunities, including art, music,
  technology, and athletics; moreover, the district partners with
  Navarro College to offer dual credit coursework and career and
  technical education endorsement programs in Civil Air Patrol,
  agriculture, family and consumer sciences, graphic design, and
  criminal justice; and
         WHEREAS, Italy ISD is ably guided by interim superintendent
  Don Clingenpeel, and it also benefits from the leadership of its
  board of trustees, which includes president Allen Richards, vice
  president Cortney Janek, secretary Dennis Perkins Jr., and members
  Tessa South, Kyle Holley, Ashton Russ, and Shawn Holden; and
         WHEREAS, The administrators, teachers, staff, and school
  board of Italy ISD have helped to provide many young Texans with the
  knowledge and skills they need to become productive members of
  society, and the district is indeed deserving of special
  recognition for its significant contributions; now, therefore, be
  it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
  Legislature hereby honor the Italy Independent School District for
  its service to area youth and extend to all those associated with
  the district sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Italy ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives.