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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 81
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WHEREAS, Sidney Lanier High School in the San Antonio |
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Independent School District is celebrating its 100th anniversary |
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in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The campus traces its origins to 1915, when it was |
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established as McKinley Elementary; named for American poet, |
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author, and musician Sidney Lanier, it became Lanier Junior |
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School in 1923, when the junior school system was first |
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implemented; in 1929, the school expanded to include both junior |
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high and high school grade levels, and it remained a six-year |
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campus until its junior high students transferred to a new school |
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in 1969; Sidney Lanier High School's current campus opened in |
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1975; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the school provides students in grades 9 |
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through 12 with a rigorous curriculum and a broad range of |
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extracurricular activities; the campus benefits from the able |
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leadership of its principal, Dr. Ricky Flores; and |
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WHEREAS, For the past century, Sidney Lanier High School |
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has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on |
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which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference |
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in the lives of generations of San Antonio residents; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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anniversary of Sidney Lanier High School and extend to the |
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school's faculty, staff, and students sincere best wishes for the |
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future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Sidney Lanier High School as an expression of high |
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regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on November 7, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |