H.R. No. 1285
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Davis Elementary School in the Plano Independent
School District is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1972, the school is named for the
late Olney Davis, an accomplished business leader and two-term
mayor of Plano; his myriad contributions to the community included
organizing two local banks and serving as the first president of the
Plano school board; he was also an active member of First Christian
Church of Plano; and
WHEREAS, Today, Davis Elementary serves hundreds of students
in the Plano area, and it has been designated as a regional school
for the deaf; among its many honors, the campus was recognized as a
National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education,
and it has received numerous accolades from Texas PTA, including
the President's Challenge Award, the Spring Increase Award, and the
Voice for Every Child Silver Award; the school currently benefits
from the able leadership of its principal, Karma Cunningham, and
assistant principal, Diana Wetzel; and
WHEREAS, For the past five decades, Davis Elementary School
has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on
which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference in
the lives of generations of Plano residents; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the 50th anniversary of Davis
Elementary School 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 the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Plesa
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1285 was adopted by the House on May
6, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House