1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 821 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-3 in recognizing Yolanda Arteaga for her selection as a finalist 1-4 for the El Paso Independent School District 1997 Teacher of the 1-5 Year; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Yolanda Arteaga is a teacher at Maxine L. Silva 1-7 Health Magnet High School; she has been a teacher for 15 years 1-8 and currently teaches chemistry to 10th and 11th graders; and 1-9 WHEREAS, A dedicated teacher with innovative instructional 1-10 strategies, Yolanda Arteaga is an enthusiastic educator who has 1-11 assisted with a wide array of student activities over the years; 1-12 and 1-13 WHEREAS, She is a member of the Campus Improvement Team and 1-14 the Attrition Team and is cosponsor of the National Honor Society; 1-15 she is a sponsor of the cheerleaders and has assisted with the 1-16 school Science Fair; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Her teaching strategies include the use of peer 1-18 teaching, cooperative learning, and student presentations; she 1-19 was selected as the 1997 Maxine L. Silva Health Magnet School 1-20 Teacher of the Year; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Students of Yolanda Arteaga have greatly 1-22 benefitted from her skillful teaching methods and her concern 1-23 for the individual; she has armed her pupils with the skills 2-1 necessary to compete in the society of tomorrow; now, therefore, 2-2 be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 75th Legislature, hereby commend Yolanda Arteaga on her 2-5 contributions to the students of the El Paso Independent School 2-6 District and extend best wishes to her for the years ahead; and, 2-7 be it further 2-8 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-9 her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-10 Shapleigh 2-11 ______________________________________ 2-12 President of the Senate 2-13 I hereby certify that the above 2-14 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-15 on May 22, 1997. 2-16 ______________________________________ 2-17 Secretary of the Senate 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Member, Texas Senate