| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 565 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | join the Dallas Independent School District and the people of |
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| 4 | 4 | | Dallas in celebrating the dedication of the renovated Franklin |
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| 5 | 5 | | Delano Roosevelt High School; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School opened its |
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| 7 | 7 | | doors to students in 1963 as the district's first new |
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| 8 | 8 | | African-American-only high school to be constructed since 1939; |
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| 9 | 9 | | the opening proved to be controversial, and threats from militant |
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| 10 | 10 | | hate groups compelled a coalition of African American men from |
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| 11 | 11 | | the Cedar Crest community to provide 24-hour security for the |
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| 12 | 12 | | campus; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Today, Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School |
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| 14 | 14 | | serves as an outstanding example of what can happen when a school |
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| 15 | 15 | | and community come together; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, A bond issue passed by voters in 2015 provided |
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| 17 | 17 | | funds for a complete campus renovation; improvements include a |
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| 18 | 18 | | fine arts addition, a competition gym and indoor athletic |
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| 19 | 19 | | facilities, new industrial culinary facilities, a classroom |
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| 20 | 20 | | suite for special education students, a community garden with |
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| 21 | 21 | | greenhouses and raised beds, and many other modern features; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Beginning in August of 2021, this historic campus |
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| 23 | 23 | | will also become a STEAM high school focused on holistic public |
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| 24 | 24 | | health, public safety, humanities, and the arts; the campus |
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| 25 | 25 | | restoration will better allow the school to achieve its mission of |
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| 26 | 26 | | empowering scholars through an innovative, project-based |
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| 27 | 27 | | curriculum with an emphasis on global community public health in a |
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| 28 | 28 | | real-world and diverse learning environment; now, therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature, hereby commend the Dallas Independent School |
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| 31 | 31 | | District, the Dallas community, and all associated with Franklin |
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| 32 | 32 | | Delano Roosevelt High School on their commitment to excellence in |
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| 33 | 33 | | education and extend to those who serve on the campus best wishes |
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| 34 | 34 | | for continued success in this exciting new chapter in the life of |
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| 35 | 35 | | the school; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 37 | 37 | | the school as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 38 | 38 | | West |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | President of the Senate |
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| 41 | 41 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 42 | 42 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 43 | 43 | | the Senate on May 30, 2021. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ________________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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