H.R. No. 1047
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Clifton Park Elementary School students, faculty,
and staff are gathering on May 21, 2021, to bid farewell to the
school's current campus at 2200 Trimmier Road in Killeen; and
WHEREAS, Originally set to open in the fall of 1964, the
campus was still under construction when the school year started,
and its students initially attended other schools in the area while
waiting for the building to be completed; the campus finally opened
its doors in late October of that year, though the school was still
unnamed and informally referred to as Southside Elementary; and
WHEREAS, In order to meet the growing needs of the community,
Clifton Park Elementary has undergone a number of additions and
renovations over the years, and a bilingual program was launched in
2001; led by principal Jennifer Carranza, the school's hardworking
staff currently serves more than 500 students in prekindergarten
through fifth grade; and
WHEREAS, After 57 years at the Trimmier Road campus, Clifton
Park Elementary is moving to a new 124,000-square-foot facility on
Jasper Road as part of its merger with Bellaire Elementary;
continuing under the Clifton Park name, the consolidated school is
scheduled to open in the fall of 2021; and
WHEREAS, Clifton Park Elementary has helped generations of
Killeen residents to reach their full potential and to become
engaged and productive members of society, and the school is indeed
deserving of recognition at this important turning point in its
history; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby honor Clifton Park Elementary School on the
occasion of its farewell ceremony at the Trimmier Road campus and
extend to all those associated with the school sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Clifton Park Elementary as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Buckley
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1047 was adopted by the House on May
14, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House