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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Christopher McLeod of Brazoswood High School in |
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Clute has been named the 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year by |
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the Texas Association of School Administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2011, the Texas Teacher of the Year program |
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has recognized and rewarded faculty members who have demonstrated |
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an outstanding commitment to classroom education and whose efforts |
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and example have inspired their students, their colleagues, and the |
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communities they serve; prior to receiving this distinction, |
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Mr. McLeod was selected as a teacher of the year at the campus, |
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district, and regional levels; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McLeod teaches 10th- through 12th-grade rocket |
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engineering at Brazoswood High School as a part of the Brazosport |
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Independent School District's Career and Technical Education |
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program; while fostering the development of engineering skills, he |
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also focuses on encouraging his students to become collaborators |
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and problem solvers; through research, design, and fabrication, his |
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students learn how to build fully functioning rockets, and they |
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have also hosted design meetings with professionals from a number |
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of companies, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, NASA, Dow, and BASF; |
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in addition, members of his Rocketry III class recently set a record |
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with their Goddard Horizon I rocket at a launch in White Sands, New |
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Mexico, which flew more than 45,000 feet; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his 11-year career as an educator, |
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Mr. McLeod has taught physics, chemistry, and engineering, as well |
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as student council and teen leadership; he holds a bachelor's |
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degree in marine science from Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, Chris McLeod exemplifies the passion, |
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determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Christopher McLeod on his selection as the 2023 |
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Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives and Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on March |
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8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate on |
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March 21, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |