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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Walnut Hill Elementary School in Dallas was named a |
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2019 National Blue Ribbon School, one of the most prestigious |
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designations an elementary or secondary school in the United States |
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can receive; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created |
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by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses |
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that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made |
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notable progress in improving outcomes among economically |
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disadvantaged students; Walnut Hill Elementary was one of only 362 |
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public and private schools nationwide and 27 schools in Texas to |
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have earned this impressive honor in 2019; and |
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WHEREAS, Selected as an exemplary high-performing school, |
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Walnut Hill Elementary became the first neighborhood elementary |
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school in the Dallas Independent School District to receive two |
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Blue Ribbon awards in that category, having previously won in 1999; |
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the campus has also earned a number of other accolades over the |
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years, including a National Excellence in Urban Education Award and |
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a Distinguished School of Character Award; ably led by principal |
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Phillip Potter, the school serves approximately 400 students in |
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prekindergarten through sixth grade; and |
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WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and |
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students of Walnut Hill Elementary have established a record of |
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scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts have been duly |
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recognized with the Blue Ribbon School award; 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 Walnut Hill Elementary School on |
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its selection as a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. |
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Department of Education and extend to all those involved with the |
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campus sincere best wishes 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 Walnut Hill Elementary as an expression of high regard |
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by the Texas House of Representatives. |