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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Lamar High School received a 2021 Landmark Award |
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from the Houston Business Journal, providing a fitting opportunity |
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to celebrate the completion of the school's innovative new building |
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and extensive renovations to its original campus; and |
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WHEREAS, The Landmark Awards recognize outstanding real |
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estate projects that make a significant impact on the Houston |
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landscape and help sculpt the look, feel, and image of the city; |
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Lamar High School was honored in the education category, and it was |
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judged on its innovative interiors, use of land, and visual plan, as |
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well as for being environmentally friendly; and |
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WHEREAS, Funded by the Houston Independent School District's |
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2012 bond program, the $122 million Lamar High redesign features a |
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new four-story building that houses a gym, natatorium, band hall, |
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black box theater, and banquet hall; the addition of a five-story |
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parking garage created space for a full-size track, two tennis |
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courts, and football, baseball, and softball fields; moreover, the |
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main building of the original campus was renovated to preserve its |
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architecturally significant art deco design, and the updated |
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facility includes a childcare wing, welcome center, and ROTC and |
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Career and Technical Education classrooms; and |
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WHEREAS, Lamar High is an International Baccalaureate school |
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that provides diverse groups of students with a rigorous |
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educational program and a broad range of extracurricular |
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activities; the school's new building is organized into "academic |
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neighborhoods" that will allow for the instructional model to shift |
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to a more interdisciplinary and project-based approach, helping to |
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foster a learning environment that can be tailored to meet |
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individual needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Lamar High School is dedicated to preparing area |
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youth for the challenges and opportunities that await them in a |
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rapidly changing world, and the new campus enhancements reflect the |
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community's enduring commitment to the school and its vital |
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mission; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Lamar High School on its receipt of |
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a 2021 Landmark Award from the Houston Business Journal and extend |
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to all those associated with the campus sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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A. Johnson of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1165 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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