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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. |