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1	1	H.R. No. 2749
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, The Texas Historical Commission is honoring Lake
6	6	Highlands Elementary School with an official historical marker
7	7	commemorating its first 50 years; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Founded by the Richardson Independent School
9	9	District on October 3, 1955, the first elementary school in Lake
10	10	Highlands was built in sections and initially occupied a unit
11	11	housing five classrooms and the office of its first principal, Bill
12	12	Passmore; the principal's office was also used for other functions
13	13	and held the school's piano; at the time, the entire district had
14	14	only two buildings and fewer than 800 students; and
15	15	WHEREAS, The community strongly supported the new school, and
16	16	the Parent Teachers Association established a variety of programs
17	17	and events, including an annual carnival, to raise funds for
18	18	furniture, fans, encyclopedias, and other supplies; in its second
19	19	year, Lake Highlands Elementary doubled the size of its faculty and
20	20	added six new classrooms, a visual education room, and a physical
21	21	education room to serve almost 300 students; and
22	22	WHEREAS, Expanding rapidly, Lake Highlands Elementary
23	23	reached an enrollment of 700 students in 25 classrooms by the
24	24	1961-1962 school year; after peaking at about 1,000 students in the
25	25	1970s, enrollment began to decline as the median age in surrounding
26	26	neighborhoods increased, and RISD took advantage of available space
27	27	to institute such specialized programs as bilingual education,
28	28	prekindergarten, and one of its first centralized special education
29	29	programs; another influx of younger residents in the early 1990s
30	30	led the district to add extra kindergarten and first and second
31	31	grade classes; and
32	32	WHEREAS, A complete renovation in 2001-2002 transformed the
33	33	school, bringing a new library, computer lab, and main office
34	34	space; under the leadership of current principal Kim Sullivan, the
35	35	school's dedicated teachers have continued the proud Wildcat
36	36	tradition of academic rigor, and Lake Highlands Elementary was
37	37	named an Honor Roll Campus by the Texas Business & Education
38	38	Coalition for 2007 and has consistently achieved the "recognized"
39	39	designation from the Texas Education Agency; and
40	40	WHEREAS, For more than five decades, Lake Highlands
41	41	Elementary has provided children of the Richardson Independent
42	42	School District with a quality education, and the dedication of a
43	43	historical marker is a fitting tribute to the enduring stature of
44	44	this fine institution; now, therefore, be it
45	45	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
46	46	Legislature hereby congratulate all those associated with Lake
47	47	Highlands Elementary School on the dedication of an official Texas
48	48	State Historical Marker and extend to them best wishes for
49	49	continued success; and, be it further
50	50	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
51	51	prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
52	52	House of Representatives.
53	53	Vaught
54	54	______________________________
55	55	Speaker of the House
56	56	I certify that H.R. No. 2749 was adopted by the House on May
57	57	31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
58	58	______________________________
59	59	Chief Clerk of the House