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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Houston community are gathering |
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| 6 | 7 | | together at Evan E. Worthing High School on January 25, 2019, for |
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| 7 | 8 | | the school's ribbon-cutting ceremony; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Founded by Evan E. Worthing to give local African |
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| 9 | 10 | | American youth access to quality education, this historic secondary |
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| 10 | 11 | | school first opened its doors on January 27, 1958; Worthing High |
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| 11 | 12 | | School subsequently moved from its original campus on Bellfort |
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| 12 | 13 | | Boulevard, which now hosts Crispus Attucks Middle School, to take |
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| 13 | 14 | | up residence on the corner of Scott Street and Reed Road; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, The current campus has recently undergone |
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| 15 | 16 | | renovation as part of the Houston Independent School District's |
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| 16 | 17 | | 2012 Bond Program; with the completion of the first phase of |
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| 17 | 18 | | construction, a two-story classroom wing with learning centers, |
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| 18 | 19 | | science labs, and a collegiate-style lecture hall opened to |
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| 19 | 20 | | students in August 2016, and the final phase of the project drew to |
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| 20 | 21 | | a close almost two and a half years later; the state-of-the-art |
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| 21 | 22 | | facilities also include career and technology education spaces, a |
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| 22 | 23 | | weight room, competition and auxiliary gyms, a Junior Reserve |
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| 23 | 24 | | Officers' Training Corps area, and a hospitality lab; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Part of the Houston Independent School District, |
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| 25 | 26 | | Worthing High School serves more than 800 students in grades 9 |
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| 26 | 27 | | through 12; under the expert guidance of current principal |
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| 27 | 28 | | Dr. Khalilah Campbell-Rhone, the dedicated faculty and staff work |
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| 28 | 29 | | tirelessly to equip the school's student body with the knowledge |
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| 29 | 30 | | and skills necessary to build a brighter future; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, For more than six decades, Worthing High School has |
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| 31 | 32 | | helped its students live up to their full potential, and the newly |
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| 32 | 33 | | renovated campus will enhance the school's efforts in that crucial |
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| 33 | 34 | | endeavor; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commemorate the ribbon-cutting ceremony at |
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| 36 | 37 | | Worthing High School and extend to all those associated with the |
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| 37 | 38 | | school sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 38 | 39 | | further |
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| 39 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 41 | | prepared for Evan E. Worthing High School as an expression of high |
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| 41 | 42 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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