Bill Text: TX HR143 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Presbyterian Day School in Victoria on its 75th anniversary.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-09-08 - Reported enrolled [HR143 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR143-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 143 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Presbyterian Day School in Victoria is marking the | ||
| 75th anniversary of its founding during its homecoming celebration | ||
| on October 24, 2021; and | ||
| WHEREAS, One of the state's oldest accredited private day | ||
| schools, Presbyterian Day School welcomed its first 48 students on | ||
| September 9, 1946; it initially offered one first-grade class and | ||
| two preschool classes in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian | ||
| Church in downtown Victoria, and it received accreditation the | ||
| following year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Founding principal and first-grade teacher Lucy | ||
| Mackrell ably led the school until 1957, and she introduced such | ||
| popular traditions as the formal Silver Tea fundraiser and the | ||
| playful May Fete; until her passing in 1995, she continued to | ||
| support the school's mission, even returning in an interim capacity | ||
| on occasion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The school moved to its current Navarro Street | ||
| location in 1966; for a time, it offered instruction through the | ||
| fourth grade, but it came to focus on children from 18 months | ||
| through kindergarten; it is operated by First Presbyterian Church | ||
| of Victoria, and while not a parochial school, it provides students | ||
| with a functional understanding of religious principles; cherished | ||
| traditions have evolved, and in addition to the Silver Coffee & Tea | ||
| luncheon and Spring Festival, the school's many annual events now | ||
| include an ice cream social, Halloween parade, Thanksgiving feast, | ||
| Christmas program, school-wide picnic, and Splash Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For seven and a half decades, Presbyterian Day | ||
| School has effectively addressed the educational needs of Victoria | ||
| families, offering a nurturing environment to prepare young | ||
| children for continued academic success; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate Presbyterian | ||
| Day School on its 75th anniversary and extend to all those | ||
| associated with the school sincere best wishes for the future; and, | ||
| be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Morrison | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 143 was adopted by the House on | ||
| September 2, 2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
