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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mary Alice Deike, the principal of W. Charles Akins |
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High School in Austin, has been named a finalist in the Lifetime |
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Achievement category of the 2007 H-E-B Excellence in Education |
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Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in cooperation with the Texas Association of |
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School Administrators, the H-E-B awards program recognizes the |
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contributions of outstanding teachers and administrators in public |
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schools throughout the state, and the Lifetime Achievement awards |
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honor educators and administrators with more than 20 years of |
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experience; and |
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WHEREAS, Over 7,000 nominations were received for this year's |
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awards program; with her selection as a finalist in the secondary |
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school principal category, Ms. Deike earned a $1,000 prize as well |
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as a $2,500 grant for her school; a Region XIII Principal of the |
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Year, Ms. Deike previously served as principal of Fredericksburg |
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High School and earned her bachelor's degree and her master's degree |
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in education from Southwest Texas State University; since her |
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arrival at Akins High School in 2002, she has led the redesign of |
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the school's curriculum to include academies where students can |
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choose career-oriented classes; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her years of service as an administrator, |
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Mary Alice Deike has inspired countless individuals with her |
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passion for education, and she has demonstrated an exceptional |
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ability to motivate, mentor, and provide leadership to her school, |
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faculty, and students; 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 Mary Alice Deike on her selection |
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as a finalist for a 2007 H-E-B Excellence in Education Lifetime |
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Achievement Award and extend to her best wishes for the future; and, |
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be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Deike as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |