| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, Science and art teacher Carolyn Cornelius was |
|
|
recognized for her outstanding achievements in conservation |
|
|
education by the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation |
|
|
District at its 53rd annual awards banquet in Jacksonville on April |
|
|
24, 2009; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Ms. Cornelius moved with her family to Cherokee |
|
|
County in 2001 after retiring from a career in banking and finance |
|
|
in Fort Worth; in 2002, she began a second career as a member of the |
|
|
faculty at West Side Elementary School in Jacksonville; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, This energetic educator has found innovative ways to |
|
|
teach conservation by combining her two subjects, science and art; |
|
|
for example, she has introduced her students to the botanical study |
|
|
of Texas wildflowers while also teaching them about Impressionism |
|
|
by having them paint wildflowers; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, With the assistance of parents and local businesses, |
|
|
Ms. Cornelius has given her students hands-on experience by helping |
|
|
them create gardens and grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs; her |
|
|
classes also participate in Project Learning Tree, a conservation |
|
|
education program of the Texas Forest Service; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, The creativity and enthusiasm demonstrated by |
|
|
Carolyn Cornelius have helped her students become better stewards |
|
|
of the natural resources of the Lone Star State, and she may indeed |
|
|
take great pride in receiving recognition for her efforts; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby congratulate Carolyn Cornelius on her receipt of |
|
|
a conservation education award from the Cherokee County Soil and |
|
|
Water Conservation District and extend to her sincere best wishes |
|
|
for continued success with her important work; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Ms. Cornelius as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |
| |
|
|
Hopson |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Speaker of the House |
| |
|
|
I certify that H.R. No. 1932 was adopted by the House on May |
|
|
19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
|
|
|
|
|
______________________________ |
|
|
Chief Clerk of the House |
| |