Bill Text: TX SR339 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Katy Independent School District on the occasion of the dedication of Jordan High School.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-03 - Reported enrolled [SR339 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR339-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize the Katy Independent School District, which celebrated | ||
| the dedication of Jordan High School on April 12, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jordan High School is named in honor of the Jordan | ||
| family, one of the first pioneering families to settle in the | ||
| Katy community; Henry Elmer "Hank" Jordan and his wife, Olga, | ||
| moved to the area from Kansas in 1913 and began farming as a means | ||
| of supporting their family; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Jordan served as a member of the Katy school | ||
| board and played an important role in establishing the Katy | ||
| Future Farmers of America Livestock Show and Rodeo; his children, | ||
| Chester, Leonard, Melvin, and Blanche, and succeeding | ||
| generations of the family have continued to serve as leaders in | ||
| the community, and many of them became teachers in the Katy | ||
| Independent School District; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Jordan High School opened its doors to students on | ||
| August 19, 2020, and is the district's ninth comprehensive high | ||
| school; under the leadership of principal Ethan Crowell, the | ||
| school is already well on its way to fulfilling its purpose | ||
| statement of "To move every learner from potential to reality," | ||
| and its core values of "Community, Commitment, Resilience"; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend the Katy Independent School District | ||
| on its commitment to excellence in education and extend to the | ||
| administrators, faculty, and staff of Jordan High School best | ||
| wishes for success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| Jordan High School as an expression of high regard from the Texas | ||
| Senate. | ||
| Kolkhorst | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on May 3, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
