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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Margie Raper of Rock Hill High School in Frisco |
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received a 2022 Trailblazer Award from the Texas Association of |
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Journalism Educators and recognition as a 2023 Distinguished |
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Adviser from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association; and |
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WHEREAS, An educator for the past 21 years, Margie Raper |
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teaches journalism and media at Rock Hill High in Frisco ISD; she is |
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the director of Rock Hill Media, an award-winning publications |
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program that includes Hill Top Times, Hill Top News, the Blue Hawk |
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yearbook, Rock Hill Radio, and Blue Hawk Studios, and serves as the |
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school's broadcast and publication adviser; the Columbia |
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Scholastic Press Association recognition is part of its National |
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High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Awards program; and |
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WHEREAS, Earlier in her career, Ms. Raper worked as a |
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journalism instructor at Wakeland High School in Frisco; |
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subsequently, she served as the publication adviser for the |
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Highland Park Independent School District, and she assumed her |
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current role with Rock Hill High in 2020; she is a former president |
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of the Texas Association of Journalism Educators, and she holds a |
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journalism degree from Texas A&M University and a master's of |
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education degree in educational technology leadership from Lamar |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, Passionate about journalism and journalism |
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education, Margie Raper works to inspire her students to become |
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skilled storytellers and engaged members of their communities, and |
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she may indeed reflect with pride on her receipt of these |
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prestigious honors; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Margie Raper on receiving a 2022 |
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TAJE Trailblazer Award and recognition as a 2023 Columbia |
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Scholastic Press Association Distinguished Adviser and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Raper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |