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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Davis Elementary School in the Plano Independent |
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School District is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1972, the school is named for the |
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late Olney Davis, an accomplished business leader and two-term |
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mayor of Plano; his myriad contributions to the community included |
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organizing two local banks and serving as the first president of the |
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Plano school board; he was also an active member of First Christian |
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Church of Plano; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, Davis Elementary serves hundreds of students |
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in the Plano area, and it has been designated as a regional school |
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for the deaf; among its many honors, the campus was recognized as a |
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National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education, |
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and it has received numerous accolades from Texas PTA, including |
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the President's Challenge Award, the Spring Increase Award, and the |
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Voice for Every Child Silver Award; the school currently benefits |
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from the able leadership of its principal, Karma Cunningham, and |
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assistant principal, Diana Wetzel; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past five decades, Davis Elementary School |
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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 Plano residents; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Davis |
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Elementary School and extend to all those associated with the |
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school 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 the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |