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78S30033 MMS-D

By:  Mercer                                                       H.R. No. 36 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Craig Rendon, a world geography teacher for the past 
five years at Communications Arts High School in the Northside 
Independent School District of San Antonio, has received one of six 
honorable mentions in the 2003 Outstanding Teaching of the 
Humanities Awards, sponsored by the Texas Council for the 
Humanities; and
	WHEREAS, A highly talented educator and motivator of young 
students, Mr. Rendon is manifestly deserving of this honor, which 
recognizes exceptional contributions in teaching, curriculum 
development, and extracurricular programs by Texas teachers from 
kindergarten through high school; and
	WHEREAS, Since 2001, when the United Nations High 
Commissioner for Refugees and the National Geographic Society began 
sponsoring a poster contest to highlight World Refugee Day, Mr. 
Rendon's students have won first place in the competition every 
year; their work reflects a remarkable depth of understanding 
regarding world events, a comprehension that has also drawn praise 
from the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration in the 
United States Department of State; and
	WHEREAS, Mr. Rendon's students consistently score extremely 
well on advanced testing, placement testing, and the state's 
required standardized tests; one of the most popular instructors at 
his school, he captures his students' interest through a variety of 
innovative approaches, all the while providing critical insight 
into complex international affairs; and
	WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio to a career U.S. Air Force 
family, Mr. Rendon earned a bachelor's degree in government from 
The University of Texas (UT) at Austin in 1994 and subsequently 
taught English for three years in Japan as a member of the Japanese 
Exchange and Teaching Program; he was certified as a composite 
secondary social studies teacher at UT-Austin in 1997; and
	WHEREAS, This gifted teacher has lived in or visited 18 
foreign countries and is fluent in three foreign languages, 
including Japanese; realizing that what he does in his classroom 
can influence his students for years to come, he seeks above all to 
broaden their perspective and to develop in them an empathy for all 
their neighbors around the globe; and
	WHEREAS, In an increasingly interdependent world, Craig 
Rendon is furnishing his students with lessons of immeasurable 
value, lessons that will both enrich their lives and help them to 
engage constructively in the world they are inheriting; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby honor Craig Rendon on 
receiving an honorable mention as part of the 2003 Outstanding 
Teaching of the Humanities Awards given by the Texas Council for the 
Humanities and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued 
success in all his endeavors; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for Mr. Rendon as an expression of high regard by the Texas 
House of Representatives.