80R5329 LYA-D
 
  By: Chavez H.R. No. 355
 
 
 
R E S O L U T I O N
         WHEREAS, Veronica Valenzuela, a sixth-grade teacher at Jose
  H. Damian Elementary School in El Paso, has deservedly been named
  the 2007 West Side Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year; and
         WHEREAS, This prestigious award honors educators who inspire
  a love of learning in their students and possess the necessary
  abilities to lead and enrich not only their pupils and peers but
  also their community; and
         WHEREAS, Ms. Valenzuela was nominated for the award by an
  inspired student, Adrina Gonzalez, who composed and submitted an
  essay recognizing the attributes of her exemplary instructor; and
         WHEREAS, Setting professional standards to which all in her
  field may aspire, Ms. Valenzuela has invested her time and talents
  in developing the Lone Star State's most precious resource, and her
  love of teaching has opened up countless young minds to the joys of
  education; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas
  Legislature hereby congratulate Veronica Valenzuela on her
  selection as the 2007 West Side Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year and
  extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Ms. Valenzuela as an expression of high regard by the
  Texas House of Representatives.