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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Tricia Shay of the Borger Independent School |
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District has been named the 2022-2023 Secondary Teacher of the Year |
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by the Region 16 Education Service Center; and |
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WHEREAS, The winners of these prestigious annual awards are |
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first nominated for consideration by their fellow faculty members, |
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and those who are later chosen as district Teacher of the Year |
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become eligible for the regional honor; Mrs. Shay further |
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distinguished herself as one of three finalists for the Texas |
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Association of School Administrators 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher |
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of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Shay currently serves as an English teacher at |
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Borger High School in Borger ISD, where she has taught for 12 years; |
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she holds an associate's degree from Frank Phillips College and a |
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bachelor's degree from West Texas A&M University, as well as |
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certifications for secondary English and core subjects; she also |
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has a supplemental certification for English as a second language; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Before embarking on her career as an educator, |
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Mrs. Shay worked as a reporter for the Borger News-Herald, covering |
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Borger ISD board meetings, and she eventually became the official |
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correspondent for the district; she began serving as a substitute |
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teacher during that time, and she found that she loved being part of |
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the process of when a student understands something for the first |
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time; as a result, she enrolled in the post-baccalaureate education |
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program at West Texas A&M; while she acknowledges the necessity of |
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lessons and discipline, she places more importance on providing |
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students with a nurturing and inspiring environment; and |
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WHEREAS, Tricia Shay exemplifies the passion, determination, |
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and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our best teachers, |
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and she has set a standard of excellence to which all in her |
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profession may aspire; 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 Tricia Shay on her selection as the |
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2022-2023 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Region 16 Education |
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Service Center and being one of three finalists for the Texas |
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Association of School Administrators 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher |
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of the Year and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Shay as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |