Bill Text: TX HR447 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Aoy Elementary School in El Paso.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-11 - Reported enrolled [HR447 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR447-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 447 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The year 2013 marks the 125th anniversary of the | ||
| founding of Aoy Elementary School in El Paso; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Olivas Villanueva Aoy, a Franciscan priest, founded | ||
| what would become Aoy Elementary in 1887 to help Mexican children | ||
| learn English and prepare to enter public school; in 1888, the El | ||
| Paso Independent School District voted to officially make | ||
| Mr. Villanueva's school a part of the district and named it the | ||
| Mexican Preparatory School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Aoy taught the school's first students in a | ||
| six-classroom building on the corner of Chihuahua Street and | ||
| Francisco Street; after his death in 1895, the district renamed the | ||
| school Aoy Elementary to honor his service; three years later, the | ||
| district approved the construction of a new, larger campus on South | ||
| Campbell Street in the Segundo Barrio, or Second Ward, neighborhood | ||
| to meet the needs of the school's growing population; in 2003, local | ||
| voters approved a ballot measure that combined Aoy with another | ||
| nearby elementary school, Roosevelt, and the school now serves more | ||
| than 500 students; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the district's oldest elementary schools, the | ||
| institution continues to thrive under the guidance of principal | ||
| Martha Franco, who has worked with her faculty to maintain an | ||
| effective and nurturing learning environment, one that uses 21st | ||
| century technologies to prepare students for the opportunities that | ||
| lie ahead; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Aoy Elementary has equipped countless young Texans | ||
| with a strong educational foundation, and its 125-year history is a | ||
| testament to the enduring value the community places on the | ||
| education of its children; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of Aoy | ||
| Elementary School and extend to its administrators, faculty, staff, | ||
| and students 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. | ||
| Marquez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 447 was adopted by the House on | ||
| February 28, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
