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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ana Jimenez is marking her 20th year as a teacher in |
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2009, and this notable milestone provides a fitting opportunity to |
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honor her for her outstanding service as an educator; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jimenez attended Stephen F. Austin Elementary, |
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South Junior High, and Edinburg High School before earning a |
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bachelor's degree from The University of Texas--Pan American; she |
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is the youngest of 12 children and the first member of her family to |
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graduate from college; moreover, she has three children of her own, |
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Joana, Iliana, and Salvador; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1989, she began her teaching career at Ollie |
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O'Grady Elementary School in Mission, where she taught at every |
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level between prekindergarten and the fourth grade and served as a |
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coach for University Interscholastic League spelling events; she |
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moved to Edinburg after 12 years at O'Grady and taught briefly at |
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Canterbury and De Zavala Elementary Schools, delighting young |
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learners with her enthusiasm for reading; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Jimenez now works at Cano-Gonzalez Elementary, |
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where she taught at the third-grade level for four years; her |
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classes consistently achieved exceptional scores on the Texas |
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Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exam; for the past year, she has |
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served as the school's instructional/lead teacher and testing |
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facilitator, and she also coordinates UIL meets for the campus; and |
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WHEREAS, The education of Texas children is of vital |
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importance to the future of the Lone Star State, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to honor Ana Jimenez for giving countless students a |
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strong foundation on which to build; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Ana Jimenez for her achievements as an |
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educator and extend to her 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 Mrs. Jimenez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |