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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Clifton Park Elementary School students, faculty, |
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and staff are gathering on May 21, 2021, to bid farewell to the |
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school's current campus at 2200 Trimmier Road in Killeen; and |
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WHEREAS, Originally set to open in the fall of 1964, the |
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campus was still under construction when the school year started, |
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and its students initially attended other schools in the area while |
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waiting for the building to be completed; the campus finally opened |
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its doors in late October of that year, though the school was still |
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unnamed and informally referred to as Southside Elementary; and |
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WHEREAS, In order to meet the growing needs of the community, |
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Clifton Park Elementary has undergone a number of additions and |
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renovations over the years, and a bilingual program was launched in |
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2001; led by principal Jennifer Carranza, the school's hardworking |
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staff currently serves more than 500 students in prekindergarten |
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through fifth grade; and |
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WHEREAS, After 57 years at the Trimmier Road campus, Clifton |
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Park Elementary is moving to a new 124,000-square-foot facility on |
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Jasper Road as part of its merger with Bellaire Elementary; |
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continuing under the Clifton Park name, the consolidated school is |
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scheduled to open in the fall of 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Clifton Park Elementary has helped generations of |
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Killeen residents to reach their full potential and to become |
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engaged and productive members of society, and the school is indeed |
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deserving of recognition at this important turning point in its |
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history; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Clifton Park Elementary School on the |
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occasion of its farewell ceremony at the Trimmier Road campus and |
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extend to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Clifton Park Elementary as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Buckley |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1047 was adopted by the House on May |
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14, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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