1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 824 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-3 in recognizing Mary Ann Clark for her selection as a finalist for 1-4 the El Paso Independent School District 1997 Teacher of the Year 1-5 title; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Mary Ann Clark is a sixth-grade humanities teacher 1-7 at Dr. Hornedo Middle School and has 16 years experience in the 1-8 classroom; she earned a bachelor of science degree in elementary 1-9 education with a minor in speech communications in 1974 from 1-10 Texas Tech University; and 1-11 WHEREAS, A dedicated teacher with innovative instructional 1-12 strategies, Mary Ann Clark is an enthusiastic educator who has 1-13 assisted with a wide array of student activities over the 1-14 years; and 1-15 WHEREAS, Mary Ann has supported other teachers through her 1-16 activities in professional organizations, and she has continued 1-17 her education through various training programs to advance her 1-18 expertise as a teacher; she has designed and presented numerous 1-19 staff development sessions to other schools and at state 1-20 conferences; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Working closely with gifted and talented students, 1-22 the creative teacher has written, designed, and implemented 1-23 sixth grade as well as campuswide interdisciplinary units to 2-1 explore and expand various social and historical subjects; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Students of Dr. Hornedo Middle School have 2-3 greatly benefitted from her skillful teaching methods and her 2-4 concern for the individual; she has armed her pupils with the 2-5 knowledge necessary to compete in the society of tomorrow; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 75th Legislature, hereby commend Mary Ann Clark on her 2-9 contributions to the students of the El Paso Independent School 2-10 District and extend best wishes to her for the years ahead; and, 2-11 be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-13 her as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-14 Shapleigh 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on May 22, 1997. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate