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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, After 38 years with the Conroe Independent School |
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District, athletic director and longtime coach Marsha Porter is |
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retiring at the conclusion of the 2006-2007 school year; and |
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WHEREAS, Coach Porter has served as the district's athletic |
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director since 2004 and has overseen many successes, including a |
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2006 state championship by The Woodlands High School baseball team |
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and outstanding seasons by the football teams of Caney Creek High |
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School and College Park High School; and |
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WHEREAS, A former basketball player at Victoria High School, |
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Marsha Porter led her team to the state championship as a senior and |
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went on to attend Wayland Baptist College on a basketball |
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scholarship; in 1969, she was hired to coach the girls' basketball |
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team at Conroe High School, a post she held for the next 33 years of |
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her remarkable career in education; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to fulfilling her duties as girls' |
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basketball coach and leading her team to two state finals, Coach |
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Porter also established the girls' track and field program at |
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Conroe High School; she coached the track athletes for five years |
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and played an integral role in the team's three state championship |
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victories; and |
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WHEREAS, Respected by students, parents, and fellow teachers |
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and administrators, Marsha Porter has had a positive and profound |
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effect on Conroe ISD's athletic program, and her myriad |
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contributions to the district ensure that her legacy will live on |
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for years to come; 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 Marsha Porter on her retirement |
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from Conroe Independent School District and commend her for her |
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many years of service to the district's students as athletic |
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director, coach, and mentor; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Porter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |