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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
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WHEREAS, Joel C. Harris Middle School in the San Antonio |
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Independent School District is celebrating its 100th anniversary |
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in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Named for American journalist, fiction writer, |
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and folklorist Joel Chandler Harris, the campus was first |
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established as Joel Chandler Harris Junior School; it began |
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operating in September 1923, though classes were initially held |
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at a nearby elementary campus until construction was completed |
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two months later on the new six-classroom building; and |
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WHEREAS, The school experienced a period of significant |
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growth during the 1940s and 1950s, and following a major |
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renovation project in the early 2000s, its campus more than |
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doubled in size; the renovations added numerous classrooms, two |
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gyms, and a football and soccer field, as well as a larger library |
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and cafeteria; moreover, the former gym was converted to a fine |
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arts building; the newly renovated campus was dedicated in |
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October 2004, and further upgrades, including the addition of a |
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STEM lab, were completed in 2016; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Joel C. Harris Middle School is an |
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International Baccalaureate school that provides students in |
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grades six through eight with a challenging educational program and |
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a broad range of extracurricular activities; the campus benefits |
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from the outstanding efforts of its faculty and staff and the able |
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leadership of its current principal, John Hilliard; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, Joel C. Harris Middle |
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School has provided its students with a strong educational |
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foundation on which to build, and it has made a positive and |
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lasting difference in the lives of generations of San Antonio |
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residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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anniversary of Joel C. Harris Middle School and extend to all |
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those associated with the campus sincere best wishes for the |
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future; 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 from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on November 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |