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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Pearson Elementary School in Mission is marking its |
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70th anniversary with a celebration on September 6, 2025; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the first five campuses established in the |
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Mission Consolidated Independent School District, Pearson |
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Elementary opened with 11 classrooms on September 6, 1955; the |
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school is named for the late Lucille Pearson, a Mission High School |
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graduate and education advocate whose tireless work left an |
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indelible mark on the community; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, principal Melissa E. Davis is at the helm of |
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Pearson, which serves approximately 300 students in early education |
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and kindergarten through fifth grade; under her able leadership, |
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the school's faculty members have earned a reputation for fostering |
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academic excellence while helping to close educational gaps and |
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guiding the cognitive, social, emotional, and mental development of |
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students; moreover, following its receipt of a Project Fit America |
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grant from the Valley Baptist Legacy Foundation, the campus |
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launched a fitness program designed to inspire youth to lead active |
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and healthy lifestyles; and |
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WHEREAS, Standing as a reflection of Mission CISD's |
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commitment to growth, innovation, and success, Pearson Elementary |
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has long provided young Texans with a strong foundation on which to |
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build, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing the school |
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on this milestone occasion; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 70th |
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anniversary of Pearson Elementary School and extend to all those |
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associated with the campus sincere best wishes for the future; 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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House of Representatives. |