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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Radford School in El Paso is celebrating the 105th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary of its opening in 2015; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Considered the oldest private school in the city, |
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| 8 | 9 | | Radford School was founded in 1910 as the El Paso School for Girls |
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| 9 | 10 | | by local businessmen and ranchers; in 1927, Dr. Lucinda de Leftwich |
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| 10 | 11 | | Templin, a native of Missouri, took the helm as principal; after |
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| 11 | 12 | | discovering that the school faced a substantial debt, she persuaded |
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| 12 | 13 | | her friends George A. and Julia Brown Radford to save it from |
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| 13 | 14 | | bankruptcy; the Radfords paid off the mortgage, saw to the |
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| 14 | 15 | | incorporation of the school, and remained generous benefactors over |
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| 15 | 16 | | the ensuing years; renamed the Radford School for Girls in the early |
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| 16 | 17 | | 1930s, the institution assumed its present name in 1976, when it |
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| 17 | 18 | | became coed; and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Templin had a profound influence on the |
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| 19 | 20 | | direction of the school throughout her 41-year tenure; often |
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| 20 | 21 | | remarking that there is "no easy road to education and no substitute |
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| 21 | 22 | | for character," she focused on providing students with a |
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| 22 | 23 | | well-rounded learning experience that included public speaking and |
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| 23 | 24 | | physical education in addition to challenging college preparatory |
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| 24 | 25 | | classes; and |
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| 25 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Today, Radford School serves a diverse student body |
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| 26 | 27 | | in grades pre-K through 12; while continuing to promote academic |
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| 27 | 28 | | achievement, the school also affords its students the opportunity |
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| 28 | 29 | | to balance their studies with a range of extracurricular |
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| 29 | 30 | | activities, including athletics and community service; in |
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| 30 | 31 | | addition, the school year is punctuated by a host of special events, |
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| 31 | 32 | | such as Spirit Week, the May Fete, the Fall Festival, and the winter |
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| 32 | 33 | | Operetta; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Alumni of Radford School have attained success in |
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| 34 | 35 | | myriad fields; among their number is Sandra Day O'Connor, who in |
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| 35 | 36 | | 1981 became the first woman to be appointed to the United States |
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| 36 | 37 | | Supreme Court; and |
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| 37 | 38 | | WHEREAS, For more than a century, Radford School has promoted |
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| 38 | 39 | | its students' intellectual and social development, helping them to |
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| 39 | 40 | | build a foundation for a bright and fulfilling future; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the 105th anniversary of Radford |
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| 43 | 44 | | School and extend to all those associated with the school sincere |
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| 44 | 45 | | best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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