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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Katrice Williams of William Lee Hastings Elementary |
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School in Duncanville has been selected to attend the 2009 National |
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Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy at the Liberty Science Center |
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in Jersey City, New Jersey; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 2005 by professional golfer Phil |
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Mickelson and his wife, Amy, in association with ExxonMobil, the |
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academy brings together teachers from across the nation to |
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participate in an intensive week of professional development |
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workshops devoted to innovative techniques for teaching math and |
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science; and |
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WHEREAS, Third through fifth grade teachers may apply for |
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admission to attend this prestigious academy; participants are |
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chosen based on their qualifications and their dedication to their |
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students and their profession by a panel of educators from the |
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics and the National |
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Science Teachers Association; and |
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WHEREAS, A teacher at Hastings Elementary in Duncanville, |
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Katrice Williams is one of only 200 teachers selected for the |
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academy this year from among the more than 1,600 teachers who have |
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applied for admission to the program since 2008; and |
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WHEREAS, The future economic vitality of Texas will depend in |
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part on the education received by the young people of the Lone Star |
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State, and teachers play a vital role in helping to prepare their |
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students for success in the 21st century; 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 Katrice Williams on her selection |
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to attend the 2009 National Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academy |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for an informative and |
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memorable time in Jersey City; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Williams as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Davis of Dallas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2348 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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