Bill Text: TX HR883 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of Valley Grande Adventist Academy in Weslaco.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR883 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR883-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 883 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Valley Grande Adventist Academy in Weslaco is | ||
| celebrating the 75th anniversary of its founding in 2011; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Early in the 20th century, Seventh-day Adventists | ||
| living in the Rio Grande Valley began to desire an education for | ||
| their children that was grounded in their religious beliefs, and a | ||
| number of adults taught children in their homes or at churches; a | ||
| permanent school, originally named Valley Grande Academy, was | ||
| founded in 1936, and classes were held in a Weslaco church | ||
| auditorium until construction was finished on a classroom building | ||
| the following year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Valley Grande Academy had an enrollment of 100 | ||
| students by 1944, and the coming years saw many improvements, as a | ||
| vocational building and garage and a new building for the | ||
| elementary grades were added; the most dramatic change came in | ||
| 1964, when the decision was made to turn the school into a boarding | ||
| academy; local congregants opened their houses to students until | ||
| dormitories were completed, and in 1972 the school was chosen as the | ||
| boarding academy for the Texas Conference of Seventh-day | ||
| Adventists; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Renamed Valley Grande Adventist Academy in 2005, the | ||
| school currently educates children enrolled in kindergarten | ||
| through the 12th grade, and it is accredited by the Southern | ||
| Association of Colleges and Schools and recognized by the Texas | ||
| Education Agency through recommendation of the Texas Private School | ||
| Accrediting Commission; providing its pupils with a well-rounded, | ||
| quality education, the academy emphasizes the harmonious | ||
| development of the spiritual, mental, vocational, social, and | ||
| physical powers of each individual student; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Valley Grande Adventist Academy encourages its | ||
| students to lead worship services and Bible study, and offers | ||
| extracurricular activities such as band, wind and string ensemble, | ||
| chorale groups, and interscholastic competitions in many different | ||
| sports; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For three-quarters of a century, the faculty and | ||
| staff of Valley Grande Adventist Academy have committed themselves | ||
| to meeting the educational needs of their students, and the school | ||
| has played a vital role in helping numerous young Texans build a | ||
| bright and prosperous future; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commemorate the 75th anniversary of Valley | ||
| Grande Adventist Academy in Weslaco and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the institution sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the academy as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Martinez | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 883 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 31, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
