TITLE: Congratulating Southside Elementary School in Angleton on being named a 2019 State School of Character by Character.org.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Southside Elementary School in Angleton on being named a 2019 State School of Character by Character.org.

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WHEREAS, Southside Elementary School in the Angleton Independent School District has been designated as a 2019 State School of Character by Character.org; and WHEREAS, Each year, Character.org recognizes schools and districts at the state level that have implemented character-building initiatives that positively influence student behavior, academic achievement, and the overall campus environment; and WHEREAS, The criteria for the honor are based on Character.org's 11 Principles of Effective Character Education, which include fostering a culture of kindness, promoting shared leadership, and engaging families and communities as partners in these efforts; and WHEREAS, Southside Elementary is one of only 87 schools from across the nation to be chosen as a State School of Character, and one of only 15 in Texas; it was recognized as a National School of Character in 2014, and it is the only such campus in the Lone Star State to be eligible for national recertification this year; and WHEREAS, While all 360 students and 40 members of the faculty and staff at Southside may take credit for the successful implementation of the school's character initiatives, the Character Crew is deserving of commendation for compiling the information for the application; made up of teachers from each grade level as well as special area teachers and school administrators, the group includes Sharon Messec, Karen Pointer, Matt Rife, Rae Lyn Hightower, Rich Hamm, Jerri Lynn McNeill, Ashley Holder, Windy Winters, Lee Ann Wiseman, Kim Mizumoto, Justin Collard, and Andrea Rubio; and WHEREAS, Character education plays an integral part in the development of children into the responsible citizens and ethical leaders of tomorrow, and Southside Elementary School has established itself as a model for success in this vital endeavor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Southside Elementary School on its designation as a 2019 State School of Character by Character.org and extend to its students, faculty, and staff 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. Bonnen of Brazoria Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 920 was adopted by the House on March 26, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House