87S30683 TBO-D
By: Slaton H.R. No. 67
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Royse City Independent School District is
hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Ruth Cherry
Elementary School campus on October 29, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Ruth Cherry Elementary is named for Norris Ruth
Tanton Cherry, a former educator and administrator of Royse City
ISD; over the course of her career with the district, she served as
an elementary and high school teacher, and she went on to become a
principal at Browning Primary School and Royse City High School;
she ultimately retired in 1998, and the district's intermediate
school was dedicated in her honor in 2009; the campus transitioned
into an elementary school in 2020, and it currently benefits from
the able leadership of principal Kara Onken; and
WHEREAS, The construction project for Ruth Cherry Elementary
is being funded as part of a Royse City ISD bond package that passed
in May 2021; the new campus will be located on Verandah Boulevard,
and the school is scheduled to open in fall 2022; its current
facilities will be transformed into an early childhood center; and
WHEREAS, By equipping young Texans with the knowledge and
skills necessary for success, Ruth Cherry Elementary School is
making a positive and lasting difference in its community, and the
construction of a new campus will enhance its efforts in that
crucial endeavor; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the
groundbreaking ceremony of the new Ruth Cherry Elementary School
campus in Royse City ISD and extend to the school's students,
faculty, staff, and administration sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.