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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Aristoi Classical Academy has been named Best |
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Charter School in the Houston Chronicle's 2025 Best of the Best |
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list; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1996 as West Houston Charter School, |
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Aristoi Classical Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school |
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that offers a liberal arts education to students in kindergarten |
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through 12th grade; over the years, the academy has grown to |
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encompass two campuses in Katy and one in Cypress, and enrollment |
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has increased to more than 1,500 learners; and |
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WHEREAS, Through its classical curriculum, Aristoi strives |
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to foster in its students a love of learning and a drive to become |
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responsible members of society; following the natural stages of a |
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child's intellectual development, the school organizes instruction |
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into the three stages, grammar, logic, and rhetoric, with the goal |
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of teaching students to listen carefully, reason critically, |
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communicate clearly, and write persuasively; and |
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WHEREAS, A majority of Aristoi's high school students have |
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achieved mastery on State of Texas Assessments of Academic |
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Readiness, and they have also earned high marks on the Preliminary |
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SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; the academy is ably |
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led by superintendent Jonathan Mueller; and |
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WHEREAS, By creating learning environments that promote |
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positive values and personal growth, Aristoi Classical Academy is |
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providing its students with an educational foundation that will |
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serve them well throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Aristoi |
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Classical Academy on being named Best Charter School in the Houston |
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Chronicle's 2025 Best of the Best list and extend to all those |
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associated with the school sincere best wishes for continued |
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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 academy as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |