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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The outstanding work of the Communications |
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Department of the Pasadena Independent School District has been |
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recognized with a number of awards by the Texas Schools Public |
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Relations Association; and |
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WHEREAS, At the 2009 convention of the nonprofit TSPRA, 900 |
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entries in 35 categories were submitted by communications |
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professionals across the state for the annual Star Awards, and the |
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talented staff of Pasadena ISD came away with an impressive 11 Gold |
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Star Awards and two Best of Category awards; and |
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WHEREAS, District personnel Bruce Stone and LaVonna |
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Alexander-Carew won two Gold Stars and two Best of Category awards |
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for designing the "Heroes" marketing mailer and a child nutrition |
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calendar, while Ms. Carew earned another Gold Star for her design of |
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the district's Winter Concert program; Mark Kramer received a Gold |
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Star for his work on the Pinnacle newsletter, and Mr. Kramer, Mr. |
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Stone, and Candace Ahlfinger won a Gold Star for their "Financial |
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Focus for Student Success" brochure; and |
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WHEREAS, Ashley Holt won two Gold Stars in the writing and |
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published news categories, while Ms. Ahlfinger, Mr. Kramer, Mr. |
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Stone, Ms. Carew, and Ms. Holt won a Gold Star in the booklet |
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category for the "Heroes" mailer; Mr. Stone and Cindy Parmer |
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received Gold Stars for the Pasadena ISD Education Foundation's |
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Shining Stars Gala booklet and the Education Foundation's website; |
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the communications staff also won Silver Star Awards in the |
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computerized presentations category for both a recruiting video and |
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a foundation e-card, as well as in the sports photo and external |
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publication categories; and |
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WHEREAS, With the expert support of the district's printing |
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staff, the communications professionals of the Pasadena ISD do an |
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excellent job of serving the local community; they have |
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distinguished themselves as writers, editors, and designers, and |
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they may take great pride in the recognition they have earned from |
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their peers; 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 the staff of the Pasadena |
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Independent School District Communications Department on the |
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awards they received from the Texas Schools Public Relations |
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Association and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Pasadena ISD communications staff as an expression |
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of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |