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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mark Misage, a physics teacher at Westlake High |
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School in Austin, has won a 2007 Siemens Award for Advanced |
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Placement; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1998, the Siemens Foundation awards |
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nearly $2 million every year in college scholarships for students, |
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and its Advanced Placement awards program recognizes exceptional |
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achievement in science, math, and technology; and |
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WHEREAS, The foundation also honors superlative teaching, |
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awarding $1,000 to a teacher from each of the 50 states; educators |
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with a minimum of five years' teaching experience in math, science, |
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or technology are chosen for their commitment to excellence and |
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their dedication to their students and to the Advanced Placement |
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program; and |
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WHEREAS, The only teacher in Texas to receive this |
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prestigious award in 2007, Mark Misage is a 1989 graduate of The |
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University of Texas at Austin; he has taught at Westlake High School |
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for 18 years and is one of the leaders of the school's award-winning |
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AP program, which was named the strongest AP physics program in the |
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world among schools with enrollments larger than 1,000 by the |
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College Board in 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career as a teacher, Mark Misage has |
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demonstrated an innovative spirit, a steadfast commitment to his |
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students, and an enthusiasm for his subject, and his record of |
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success as an educator makes him an excellent choice for this |
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national award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mark Misage of Westlake High School |
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for winning a 2007 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement and extend |
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to him best wishes for continued achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Misage as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |