H.R. No. 222
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Vista Hills Elementary School in the Ysleta
Independent School District has been nominated for a 2021 National
Blue Ribbon award; and
WHEREAS, The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program was created
by the U.S. Department of Education in 1982 to recognize campuses
that have demonstrated superior academic performance or made
notable progress in improving outcomes among economically
disadvantaged students; and
WHEREAS, Nominated in the Exemplary Achievement-Gap-Closing
category, Vista Hills Elementary serves approximately 650 students
in preschool and kindergarten through sixth grade; the school
offers a wide range of innovative programs, including its
Research-Based Instruction Fine Arts Program and STEAM lab,
bilingual program, and EngageMe Initiative; moreover, the campus
provides a variety of extracurricular opportunities, including the
Crusaders with Character student group; and
WHEREAS, Through hard work and perseverance, the teachers and
students of Vista Hills Elementary School have established a record
of scholastic excellence, and their outstanding efforts are indeed
deserving of recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Vista Hills Elementary School on
being nominated for the 2021 National Blue Ribbon award and extend
to all those involved with the school sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Vista Hills Elementary as an expression of high regard
by the Texas House of Representatives.
Fierro
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 222 was adopted by the House on March
18, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House