SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 379
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange program, which has served
to enrich and expand the cultural horizons of Summitt Elementary
School students since the program's inception in 1992; and
WHEREAS, The Summitt-Koblenz Exchange is a
foreign-exchange and cultural immersion program that provides
the opportunity for students in the fourth and fifth grades at
Summitt Elementary School in Austin and at Schenkendorf Schule in
Koblenz, Germany, to host visiting exchange students and to
travel abroad to stay with host families of their sister school;
participating students submit essays and are selected by a
committee to take part in the program, and the schools alternate
between visiting and hosting each year; and
WHEREAS, The exchange program began in 1992, after Austin
and Koblenz became Sister Cities under Sister Cities
International; a group of Summitt Elementary School students
created artwork to present as gifts to a delegation visiting
Austin from Koblenz, and the group of students was invited to
visit Koblenz in the summer of 1993; the following year, students
from the Schenkendorf Schule traveled to Austin and were hosted
by families of Summitt Elementary School students, and a long and
rewarding partnership between the schools was begun; and
WHEREAS, The two schools and the cities of Austin and
Koblenz are proud to celebrate the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange
program's decades of success and the positive impact it has made
in the lives of students and families; the program's participants
and the educators, families, and members of the community of
Summitt Elementary School have benefited greatly from this
outstanding program over the years, and it is indeed fitting that
the program receive special recognition on its exemplary
contributions to the educational and cultural enrichment of
students in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby commend all who have contributed to carrying
on this treasured tradition on their invaluable efforts and
extend to all associated with the Summitt-Koblenz Exchange
program best wishes for the future and for the program's
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared as an
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
Eckhardt
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 3, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate