H.R. No. 2232
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, During 2009, the students, faculty, staff, and
administrators of T. J. Lee Elementary School in Irving are
commemorating the 50th anniversary of the school's establishment;
and
WHEREAS, Lee Elementary provides an outstanding learning
environment through the dedicated efforts of its exemplary
instructors, several of whom have been recognized by the
Association of Texas Professional Educators for superior
performance; students have benefited greatly, as indicated by such
notable accomplishments as the second-place standing in regional
competition achieved by the fifth-grade Destination ImagiNation
team; and
WHEREAS, Committed to providing young people with a nurturing
environment, the faculty and staff work to help students develop
social skills and individual responsibility; the Sarah Cahill Good
Citizen Award is an honor given to a student who exhibits good
citizenship and the values of friendship and is named for a former
student who epitomized these qualities; T. J. Lee also has been the
district's leader in all recycling efforts for many years and has
won the first-place award for the Irving Arts Center Christmas tree
decorating contest three separate times; and
WHEREAS, The school's administrators and members of its food
services department recognize that healthy students are more
productive learners now and for a lifetime, and T. J. Lee has been
named by the USDA as the first Silver and the first Gold school in
Texas for its commitment to the highest levels of nutrition and
physical education; and
WHEREAS, Parents and members of the community are encouraged
to be involved in the educational process; the school is a member of
the Texas PTA and was the first school in the Irving Independent
School District to start an annual Block Party, which brings
together community members, students, and parents to kick off the
school year with food and fun; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of five eventful decades, T. J. Lee
Elementary School has educated thousands of Irving students and
provided a foundation on which they could build rewarding and
fulfilling lives; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening
of T. J. Lee Elementary School in Irving and extend to all those
associated with the school sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for T. J. Lee Elementary School as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2232 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House