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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bonnie Blum of the Bellville Independent School |
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District has been named Region 6 Education Service Center Teacher |
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of the Year for 2008-2009 and has received the 2009 Suzan and Julius |
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Glickman Teaching Award from the Texas Exes; and |
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WHEREAS, A kindergarten teacher at West End Elementary |
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School, Ms. Blum earned a preprimary certificate of Montessori |
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training from the Houston Montessori Training Center in 1987; after |
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serving as a master teacher and the owner-director of Brenham |
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Montessori School, she went on to graduate with honors from Texas |
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A&M University, where her interdisciplinary studies emphasized |
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early childhood education; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Blum taught at Alton Elementary School in the |
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Brenham ISD before joining Bellville ISD in 2001; after four years |
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as a first grade teacher at O'Bryant Primary School, she became a |
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valued member of the West End Elementary faculty; in addition to her |
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teaching responsibilities, she served as a mentor to a former |
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student who is now a fellow teacher at West End; and |
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WHEREAS, The recipient of numerous accolades, Ms. Blum was |
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named District Teacher of the Year for Bellville ISD and Teacher of |
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the Year for West End in 2007-2008; she was also twice nominated as |
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Teacher of the Year in previous positions; in all her endeavors, she |
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has enjoyed the love and support of her husband of nearly 40 years, |
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Bill, a fellow teacher, and their children, Sonja and Monte, as well |
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as the encouragement of her proud mother, Elizabeth McComb; and |
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WHEREAS, Teachers play an important role in fostering the |
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intellectual and social development of children during their |
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formative years, and Bonnie Blum has helped to set countless pupils |
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on the path toward success; 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 Bonnie Blum on receiving the |
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2008-2009 Region 6 Education Service Center Teacher of the Year |
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Award and the Texas Exes 2009 Suzan and Julius Glickman Teaching |
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Award and extend to her best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Blum as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Kolkhorst |
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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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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 613 was adopted by the House on March |
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18, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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