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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mariella Gorena is retiring as principal of Wilson |
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Elementary School in 2011, drawing to a close a notable career in |
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education that has spanned four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gorena began teaching in the McAllen Independent |
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School District's first kindergarten program, which was held at |
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First Christian Church; she went on to join the faculty at Thigpen |
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Elementary, and after 15 years in the classroom, she became a |
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facilitator, first at Thigpen and later at Zavala, where she became |
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assistant principal and ultimately principal; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, she was named principal of Wilson |
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Elementary, and during her tenure, she has demonstrated exceptional |
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leadership and earned the admiration of the school's faculty and |
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staff; and |
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WHEREAS, Always willing to go above and beyond, Ms. Gorena |
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reached out to the Boys & Girls Clubs of McAllen and Sylvan Learning |
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in an effort to improve student test scores; inspired by her idea, |
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the groups have continued to help young people across the state |
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through a joint initiative, Texas AIM; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Gorena was inspired to enter the field of |
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education by her mother, Macaria Gorena, a longtime teacher in |
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Edinburg whose legacy has been recognized with a school named in her |
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honor; successful in her own right, Ms. Gorena has earned the |
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Achievement Award from Delta Kappa Gamma, was named a Notable |
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Valley Hispanic by The University of Texas-Pan American, and |
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received the 2011 Shining Star of Hidalgo County Award from the |
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Zonta Club; and |
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WHEREAS, In retirement, she looks forward to traveling, |
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assisting with area Cub Scout troops, and remaining an active |
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community volunteer; and |
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WHEREAS, Mariella Gorena has made a positive difference in |
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the lives of countless students, and she may indeed reflect with |
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great pride on her many professional accomplishments as she |
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prepares to embark on the next exciting chapter of her life; now, |
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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 Mariella |
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Gorena on her retirement as principal of Wilson Elementary School |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Gorena as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |