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               SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 85
            
                   WHEREAS, Mark Twain Dual Language Academy in the San 
         
            Antonio Independent School District is celebrating its 100th 
         
            anniversary in 2023; and
         
                   WHEREAS, San Antonio citizens voted in 1922 to establish 
         
            a pioneering junior high school system for students in grades 
         
            six through eight; the resulting eight campuses, which were 
         
            named after notable figures of American literature, opened in 
         
            1923 and offered a bridge between elementary and high school 
         
            and a more challenging curriculum to better prepare students 
         
            to succeed; and
         
                   WHEREAS, Ably guided by principal David Garcia and 
         
            assistant principals Elena Aldaz and Gisella Calejo, Mark Twain 
         
            Dual Language Academy currently serves students in 
         
            prekindergarten through the eighth grade; the school opened as a 
         
            dual language institution during the 2017-2018 school year, and 
         
            its unique curriculum allows students to receive academic 
         
            instruction in both Spanish and English; the academy also offers 
         
            extracurricular programs such as mariachi and sports, and it has 
         
            been recognized with an A rating; and
         
                   WHEREAS, For the past century, this noteworthy institution 
         
            has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on 
         
            which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference 
         
            in the lives of generations of San Antonio residents; now, 
         
            therefore, be it
         
                   RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th 
         
            Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th 
         
            anniversary of Mark Twain Dual Language Academy and extend to its 
         
            students, faculty, staff, and alumni sincere best wishes for 
         
            continued success; and, be it further
         
                   RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be 
         
            prepared for the school as an expression of high regard from the 
         
            Texas Senate.
         
            Men ndez
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                President of the Senate
         
                I hereby certify that the 
         
            above Resolution was adopted by 
         
            the Senate on November 7, 2023.
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                Secretary of the Senate
         
            ________________________________ 
         
                 Member, Texas Senate


	SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 85
	WHEREAS, Mark Twain Dual Language Academy in the San
	Antonio Independent School District is celebrating its 100th
	anniversary in 2023; and
	WHEREAS, San Antonio citizens voted in 1922 to establish
	a pioneering junior high school system for students in grades
	six through eight; the resulting eight campuses, which were
	named after notable figures of American literature, opened in
	1923 and offered a bridge between elementary and high school
	and a more challenging curriculum to better prepare students
	to succeed; and
	WHEREAS, Ably guided by principal David Garcia and
	assistant principals Elena Aldaz and Gisella Calejo, Mark Twain
	Dual Language Academy currently serves students in
	prekindergarten through the eighth grade; the school opened as a
	dual language institution during the 2017-2018 school year, and
	its unique curriculum allows students to receive academic
	instruction in both Spanish and English; the academy also offers
	extracurricular programs such as mariachi and sports, and it has
	been recognized with an A rating; and
	WHEREAS, For the past century, this noteworthy institution
	has provided its students with a strong educational foundation on
	which to build, and it has made a positive and lasting difference
	in the lives of generations of San Antonio residents; now,
	therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
	Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th
	anniversary of Mark Twain Dual Language Academy and extend to its
	students, faculty, staff, and alumni sincere best wishes for
	continued success; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
	prepared for the school as an expression of high regard from the
	Texas Senate.

	Men ndez



		________________________________
		President of the Senate

		I hereby certify that the
		above Resolution was adopted by
		the Senate on November 7, 2023.



		________________________________
		Secretary of the Senate



		________________________________
		Member, Texas Senate