By: Thierry H.R. No. 725
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Sterling Aviation High School in Houston is holding
a groundbreaking ceremony on March 3rd, 2017, to commemorate the
newly constructed $72 million facility, which opened its doors to
students on January 4, 2017; and
WHEREAS, This outstanding educational institution serves
nearly 2,000 students in 9th through 12th grade; under the able
leadership of principal Justin Fuentes, the 237,000-square-foot
school offers an aviation school on-site, where the program also
allows students to earn credit toward a pilot's license, which
combines rigorous academics with real-world experiences to prepare
students for professions in that vital field; and
WHEREAS, Sterling Aviation High School is the first new
comprehensive high school to be completed under Houston Independent
School District's 2012 Bond Program and the first to be built in the
district in almost 16 years; the addition includes a
7,100-square-foot, two-story hangar, leaving students and
instructors feeling sky high about the future of their program. Two
small single-propeller planes fit inside the hangar along with 17
aircraft engines that students can tinker with for hands-on
learning, and the facility also includes an observation deck on the
third floor where students can view the airport traffic control
tower at Houston's William P. Hobby Airport, which is just miles
away from the campus; and
WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of great importance
to the future of our state, and with these vital renovations and
construction to their campus, the faculty and staff of Sterling
Aviation High School will be better equipped to help students reach
their full potential and become engaged and productive members of
the community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the Sterling Aviation High School
groundbreaking ceremony and extend to all those associated with the
institution sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Sterling Aviation High School as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.