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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ann Crenshaw is stepping down from her position as |
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choir director of Houston Christian High School in 2007, and this |
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occasion provides a fitting opportunity to honor her for her |
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notable 34-year career in education; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Crenshaw studied religious education at |
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Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene and went on to teach at |
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Seymour High School and Sam Houston High School; after taking time |
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off to raise a family, she returned to the classroom in 1972 as a |
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substitute teacher with Northwest Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, The following year, Mrs. Crenshaw began teaching |
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elementary music, adding middle and high school classes to her |
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schedule in 1980, and for a time, she oversaw 1,300 students; |
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Northwest Academy opened Houston Christian High School in 1999, and |
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Mrs. Crenshaw divided her time between the new facility and |
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elementary and middle school courses at First Baptist Academy |
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before ultimately taking over the choir program at Houston |
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Christian High School; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Crenshaw is an instructor of exceptional talent |
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and ability, and she has led her students to 19 consecutive TAPPS |
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Overall State Music Vocal Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in her community, she has served as director |
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of the south division of Singing Women of Texas and as mezzo soloist |
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for the Houston Symphony's 1973 presentation of the Messiah; she is |
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also a member of First Baptist Church, where she participates in the |
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music ministry; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than three decades, Ann Crenshaw has |
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instilled in her students a love of music that they will treasure |
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throughout their lives, and as she embarks on a new chapter in her |
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life, she may reflect with pride on her many achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ann Crenshaw on the occasion of her |
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retirement from Houston Christian High School and that she be |
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extended sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Crenshaw as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bohac |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1484 was adopted by the House on April |
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27, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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