THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY K. BOYLE, D. O'BRIEN, B. BOYLE, BISHOP, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEORGE, GODSHALL, MANN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MYERS, PAYTON, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROCK, SANTONI, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, JUNE 6, 2011

INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35, JUNE 6, 2011  

A RESOLUTION

Honoring the Anne Frank Elementary School, in the Northeast

region of the City of Philadelphia, on the occasion of its

50th anniversary for successfully meeting the challenges of

serving a uniquely diverse student population and for

preparing students to be contributing members of society in

this Commonwealth.

WHEREAS, The Anne Frank Elementary School, located in the

Northeast region of the City of Philadelphia and serving

preschool to fifth-grade students, is named for the historically

well-known and highly regarded teenager, Anne Frank; and

WHEREAS, Born in 1929, Anne Frank was a courageous Dutch-

Jewish girl who wrote a diary during World War II that

chronicled her life while she and her family hid for more than

700 days from the Nazis; and

WHEREAS, Formerly known as the Bustleton Elementary School,

the Anne Frank Elementary School was renamed in 1987 to provide

an appropriate role model to young people who attend the school;

and

WHEREAS, Although Ms. Frank was eventually captured and died

during 1945 in a Nazi concentration camp at the young age of 15,

she is remembered for her tremendous courage and for never

despairing, even as she firmly embraced her hopes and dreams and

recorded them in her diary; and

WHEREAS, After her untimely death, Ms. Frank's diary was

published in English in 1952 as "The Diary of A Young Girl," and

this book has inspired generations of young readers in the

decades since; and

WHEREAS, The Anne Frank Elementary School is unique for its

diverse student population, consisting of children from more

than 40 different nations reflecting a great diversity of native

languages; and 

WHEREAS, The student population includes, among others,

Asian-Pacific, Caucasian, African-American, Hispanic and

multiracial students, as well as students with learning and

physical disabilities; and

WHEREAS, This highly distinctive student body presents the

challenge of addressing the many varied academic, social and

emotional needs that arise from such diversity; and

WHEREAS, The school's administrators, teachers and parents

embrace the challenges inherent in such a diverse school

population, and teachers and students come to school each day

ready and eager to meet the challenge of a rigorous learning

environment; and 

WHEREAS, The Anne Frank Elementary School's professional

educators who serve preschool to fifth-grade students take a

holistic approach to educate the students; and

WHEREAS, Such a holistic approach includes fostering a

nurturing environment that encourages children to be lifelong

readers and learners and that builds an appreciation of the

basics of learning, the arts, physical well-being, technology

and helping others; and

WHEREAS, The Anne Frank Elementary School has a record

spanning five decades of successfully preparing its students,

both academically and socially, to be able to succeed in life

and to contribute to the improvement of society; and

WHEREAS, It is altogether appropriate that this fine school,

named in honor of the life of Anne Frank, embrace its diverse

student population and have as its core mission to nurture,

encourage and protect the hopes and dreams of its young students

and to serve as a beacon of hope for the community; therefore be

it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the Anne

Frank Elementary School, in the Northeast region of the City of

Philadelphia, on the occasion of its 50th anniversary for

successfully meeting the challenges of serving a uniquely

diverse student population and for preparing students to be

contributing members of society in this Commonwealth.