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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Leslee Graham, a sixth-grade teacher at Howell |
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Middle School in Victoria, has been recognized with a Wal-Mart |
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Teacher of the Year Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the Wal-Mart Foundation, the Teacher of |
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the Year Awards honor exemplary teachers across the nation; each |
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Wal-Mart store selects a local winner from a pool of teachers |
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nominated by their students; more than 30,000 teachers have been |
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recognized since the program began in the mid-1990s; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Victoria, Leslee Graham graduated magna |
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cum laude from Victoria High School in 1982 and received an |
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associate of science degree with high honors from The Victoria |
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College in 1986; she subsequently earned her bachelor's degree in |
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mathematics with a minor in English from the University of |
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Houston--Victoria in 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding educator began her teaching career |
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at Edna Junior High School in Edna, where she taught seventh- and |
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eighth-grade math and eighth-grade English; and |
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WHEREAS, After 10 years in Edna, Ms. Graham accepted a post |
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with the Victoria Independent School District where she has now |
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worked for more than a decade; during that period, she has taught |
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algebra at Victoria High School and the Stroman campus of Memorial |
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High School, and for the past seven years she has practiced her |
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craft at Howell Middle School, where she currently teaches |
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sixth-grade English; and |
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WHEREAS, Leslee Graham has earned the lasting respect of her |
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students and colleagues, and she is indeed deserving of |
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commendation for her dedication, hard work, and commitment to |
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excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Leslee Graham for receiving a |
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Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year Award and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Graham as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |