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1	1	H.R. No. 1880
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5	5	WHEREAS, The year 2009 marks the 100th anniversary of the
6	6	founding of the first organized school in Edinburg, and this
7	7	occasion offers an opportunity to recognize the community's rich
8	8	educational history and the notable achievements of the Edinburg
9	9	Consolidated Independent School District; and
10	10	WHEREAS, It was in 1909 that classes initially met in a small
11	11	two-room building on the edge of town; the students, who numbered 30
12	12	that first year, walked or rode horses to reach the school, and the
13	13	faculty consisted of two teachers; and
14	14	WHEREAS, The Edinburg Independent School District came into
15	15	being on April 3, 1919, when the 36th Texas Legislature passed House
16	16	Bill No. 603; the district's inaugural superintendent was W. E.
17	17	Foster, who earned an annual salary of $2,500 for his work; and
18	18	WHEREAS, The number of pupils in the Edinburg school district
19	19	was relatively small in its early years, at least when compared with
20	20	the district today; in 1919, there was a total of 799 students who
21	21	were served by 25 teachers, and the graduating class of Edinburg
22	22	High School that year consisted of just two people; nonetheless,
23	23	the district exhibited the same commitment to continuous
24	24	improvement that has become its hallmark; within two years of its
25	25	establishment, it had begun bus service, started work on a
26	26	"teacherage" to provide housing for unmarried female instructors,
27	27	and even fielded its first football team, despite the fact that most
28	28	of the members had never before played the sport; and
29	29	WHEREAS, In 1926, the Edinburg school system joined with
30	30	Common School Districts No. 7 and No. 8 to create the Edinburg
31	31	Consolidated Independent School District; the following year, a
32	32	bond issue was approved to create a new junior high and high school
33	33	as well as fine arts facilities and other improvements; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Through the years, Edinburg CISD continued to
35	35	expand; by 1949, enrollment stood at 3,900 students, nearly five
36	36	times the number that had attended when the district was founded,
37	37	and by the following year, there were 14 schools in operation; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Today, the Edinburg public school system is one of
39	39	the fastest growing in Texas, with 2,000 teachers providing
40	40	instruction to almost 31,000 students; it serves an area of some 945
41	41	square miles, which makes it one of the largest land mass districts
42	42	in the nation, and it includes 3 high schools, 5 middle schools, 27
43	43	elementary schools, and an alternative education campus; and
44	44	WHEREAS, Upholding the motto "Educational Excellence
45	45	Abounds," the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District is
46	46	carrying forth its mission of preparing young people in Hidalgo
47	47	County for the challenges and opportunities of the future, and its
48	48	legacy of academic achievement over the course of nine decades has
49	49	played a major role in the ongoing development of South Texas; now,
50	50	therefore, be it
51	51	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
52	52	Legislature hereby commemorate the centennial of the founding of
53	53	the first organized school in Edinburg and congratulate the
54	54	educators, staff, and students of the Edinburg Consolidated
55	55	Independent School District on this special milestone; and, be it
56	56	further
57	57	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
58	58	prepared for the district as an expression of high regard by the
59	59	Texas House of Representatives.
60	60	Pea
61	61	______________________________
62	62	Speaker of the House
63	63	I certify that H.R. No. 1880 was adopted by the House on May
64	64	7, 2009, by a non-record vote.
65	65	______________________________
66	66	Chief Clerk of the House