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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Teaching is a profession that calls for character, |
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passion, and commitment, and Shonte' Leonard has demonstrated these |
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qualities in abundance throughout her career with the Beaumont |
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Independent School District; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, Ms. Leonard joined the staff of Clifton J. |
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Ozen Magnet High School, which is now Beaumont United High School; |
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over the past 15 years, she has served as a speech communications |
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and journalism instructor, senior class sponsor, and University |
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Interscholastic League coordinator; she has further benefited the |
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district as a member of the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support |
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System committee; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Leonard has received a number of accolades in |
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recognition of her work as an educator, including a Campus Teacher |
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of the Year award and an Outstanding Classroom Teacher Award from |
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the Beaumont A&M Club, and she was named a Southeast Texas Young |
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Professionals Organization 40 Under 40 honoree; she is a graduate |
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of Lamar University, where she earned bachelor's degrees in |
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corporate communication and family and consumer science as well as |
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a master's degree in educational leadership; and |
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WHEREAS, Shonte' Leonard has made a lasting and positive |
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difference in the lives of countless students in Beaumont ISD, and |
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she is indeed deserving of special recognition for her outstanding |
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contributions to Southeast Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Shonte' Leonard for her exemplary |
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service to the Beaumont Independent School District and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success with her important |
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work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Leonard as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Manuel |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2361 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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