82R27914 CBE-D
By: Gonzales of Hidalgo H.R. No. 2170
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Leonelo H. Gonzalez Elementary School in McAllen is
celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Since its founding, Gonzalez Elementary School has
promoted outstanding academic achievement, and its current
students continue to benefit from the exceptional learning
environment created for them by the school's dedicated teachers and
administrators; and
WHEREAS, The institution was named in honor of newspaper
publisher Leonelo Gonzalez, who was a leader in McAllen from 1925
until his death in 1985; as a two-term member of the McAllen
Independent School District Board of Trustees, he was instrumental
in the effort to discontinue the policy of half-day classes for
Hispanic schools, and he also worked to persuade MISD to establish
preschool classes for Hispanic children to learn English; moreover,
along with his wife, Cecilia, he helped found PTAs at Roosevelt and
Sam Houston High Schools; and
WHEREAS, Under the leadership of principal Christina
Hernandez, Gonzalez Elementary has been rated "exemplary" by the
Texas Education Agency, and it was named a Texas Business and
Education Coalition honor roll school in both 2009 and 2010; and
WHEREAS, Gonzalez Elementary has equipped countless young
Texans with the knowledge and skills essential to their future
success, and its 20-year history is a testament to the enduring
value the community places on the education of its children; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 20th anniversary of Gonzalez
Elementary School and extend to its administrators, faculty, staff,
and students sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.