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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rachelle Grace of McAllen Memorial High School has |
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received the 2011 H-E-B Excellence in Education Leadership Award in |
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the secondary school category; and |
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WHEREAS, Judged in cooperation with the Texas Association of |
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School Administrators, the Texas Association of Secondary School |
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Principals, and the Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors |
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Association, the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards celebrate |
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public school professionals whose leadership and commitment |
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inspire a love of learning in students of all backgrounds and |
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abilities; the Leadership Award recognizes one elementary and one |
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secondary school teacher from around the state who have 10 to 20 |
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years of classroom experience, and it provides $10,000 to the two |
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recipients and $10,000 to the two schools; and |
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WHEREAS, Rachelle Grace is chair of the English Language Arts |
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Department and Advanced Placement Campus Program at McAllen |
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Memorial High School, and she serves as a new teacher mentor; a |
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graduate of the University of Kansas, she earned her bachelor's |
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degree in middle and secondary English language arts and has taught |
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at Memorial for 15 years; her experience includes teaching at all |
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grade levels and she has conducted courses in journalism, speech, |
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and fine arts dance; and |
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WHEREAS, Employing humor and creativity, Ms. Grace engages |
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her students and motivates them to reach their full potential; |
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moreover, she gives generously of her time and talents to numerous |
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school committees addressing such issues as curriculum, staff |
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development, and policy, and she promotes the use of technology in |
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the classroom; she was named the school's Teacher of the Year in |
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2010 and was then selected Secondary Teacher of the Year for the |
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McAllen Independent School District and for Region One; in |
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addition, she was instrumental in Memorial's receipt of a national |
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College Board Honorable Mention Inspiration Award in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Rachelle Grace has helped countless young Texans |
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discover the joy of learning as they acquire the practical skills |
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they need to become productive citizens of the Lone Star State, and |
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she has set a standard of excellence to which all in her profession |
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may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Rachelle |
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Grace of McAllen Memorial High School on her receipt of the 2011 |
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H-E-B Excellence in Education Leadership Award in the secondary |
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school category and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success in her vital endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Grace as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |