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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 717
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WHEREAS, Sherry Cannedy of Wichita Falls has received the |
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2008 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History |
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Award from Humanities Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The state affiliate of the National Endowment for |
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the Humanities, the nonprofit Humanities Texas honors one |
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teacher of Texas history every year as part of its annual |
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Outstanding Teaching Awards; the Texas history award is named in |
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memory of Linden Heck Howell, a former chair of the |
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organization's board; the winning teacher receives $5,000 and |
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his or her school receives $500 for the purchase of teaching |
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materials; and |
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WHEREAS, Sherry Cannedy teaches fourth grade social |
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studies, reading, and writing at Southern Hills Elementary |
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School in Wichita Falls; she attended Texas Tech University and |
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earned her teaching degree at Midwestern State University; and |
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WHEREAS, Known affectionately by her students as "Mrs. |
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Texas," this dynamic educator sparks interest in Texas history by |
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taking her students on field trips to the State Capitol and the |
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Alamo and other Spanish missions; she encourages her students to |
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share their knowledge of Texas history with their parents; and |
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WHEREAS, Sherry Cannedy has written and directed a pageant |
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of Texas history titled "The Spirit of Texas," performed every |
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San Jacinto Day by the students at her school; she also shares her |
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love of Texas history as a facilitator for the Lone Star |
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Leadership Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, By instilling in her students a deep appreciation |
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of the history and traditions of the Lone Star State, Sherry |
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Cannedy plays a vital role in the growth of Texas culture, and she |
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indeed merits commendation for the great contribution she is |
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making to her school and her community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Sherry Cannedy on winning the |
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2008 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History |
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Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Sherry Cannedy as an expression of high regard from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 24, 2009. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |