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