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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mark Twain Dual Language Academy in the San Antonio |
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Independent School District is celebrating its 100th anniversary in |
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2023; and |
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WHEREAS, San Antonio citizens voted in 1922 to establish a |
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pioneering junior high school system for students in grades six |
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through eight; the resulting eight campuses, which were named after |
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notable figures of American literature, opened in 1923 and offered |
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a bridge between elementary and high school and a more challenging |
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curriculum to better prepare students to succeed; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by principal David Garcia and assistant |
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principals Elena Aldaz and Gisella Calejo, Mark Twain Dual Language |
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Academy currently serves students in prekindergarten through the |
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eighth grade; the school opened as a dual language institution |
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during the 2017-2018 school year, and its unique curriculum allows |
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students to receive academic instruction in both Spanish and |
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English; the academy also offers extracurricular programs such as |
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mariachi and sports, and it has been recognized with an A rating; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, this noteworthy institution |
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has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on |
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which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference in |
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the lives of generations of San Antonio residents; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature, 3rd |
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Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th anniversary of Mark |
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Twain Dual Language Academy and extend to its students, faculty, |
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staff, and alumni sincere best wishes for continued success; and, |
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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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Senate. |