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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Thadious Polasek of Flatonia Secondary School has |
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received a 2009 Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 1987 and given jointly by the alumni |
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association of The University of Texas at Austin and the UT College |
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of Education, this accolade is presented annually to teachers |
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across the state who inspire and support their students, bring |
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credit to their profession, and enjoy the high esteem of their |
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students, their fellow teachers, parents, and the community at |
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large; and |
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WHEREAS, Twelve recipients are chosen each year from among |
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several hundred nominees; award winners receive a cash prize and a |
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custom-designed bronze trophy; more than 230 Texas teachers have |
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been honored in the last two decades; and |
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WHEREAS, An educator in the Flatonia Independent School |
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District for more than 30 years, Thadious Polasek teaches honors |
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English, theater arts, and Czech language classes; over the course |
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of his career, he has challenged and inspired several generations |
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of students, both as a teacher and as the coach of Flatonia's |
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championship debate team; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Polasek has led the way in preserving the Czech |
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language and heritage in his community, writing his own curriculum; |
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as a result of a partnership with Blinn College, his Czech classes |
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are now available to other schools through teleconferencing, and |
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this exemplary effort was recognized in 2006 with a visit to |
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Flatonia Secondary School by Petr Kolar, the Czech ambassador to |
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the United States; and |
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WHEREAS, Thadious Polasek has long earned the respect of his |
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colleagues and the gratitude of his students, and now, with his |
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receipt of this prestigious award, he has been justly recognized as |
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one of the finest teachers in the Lone Star State; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Thadious Polasek on receiving a |
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2009 Texas Exes Award for Outstanding Teachers and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Polasek as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Morrison |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 357 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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