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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sharon Nowling Perry is retiring from Port Houston |
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Elementary School in the Houston Independent School District on |
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June 30, 2011, bringing to a close her notable career in education; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Houston, Ms. Perry graduated from |
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Prairie View A&M University with a bachelor of science degree in May |
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1981 and was hired by the Houston Independent School District the |
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following August; she taught at William E. Patterson Elementary |
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until 1984, when she joined the staff of Port Houston Elementary; |
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her professional experience includes more than 20 years as a |
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physical education teacher and over five years teaching sixth |
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grade; she holds a Provisional Education Teaching Certificate and |
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is certified to teach English as a second language; an accomplished |
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and respected educator, she has been elected Port Houston Teacher |
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of the Year seven times, most recently in April 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure at Port Houston, Ms. Perry has |
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mentored new teachers, served on the Port Houston Elementary Shared |
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Decision-Making Committee, and devoted countless hours to |
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supporting the school's extracurricular programs; she has |
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organized and led sixth graders on their tour of Texas colleges and |
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universities, coordinated the school's drug-awareness week, |
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sponsored the in-line skating unit, and worked for the past 23 years |
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with the Dolphins cheerleaders and tumblers, a group she was |
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instrumental in establishing; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic educator has also volunteered as a |
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coach with the Special Olympics, chaperoned groups of Boy Scouts |
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and Girl Scouts, and served as a sponsor for the Marathon Kids Fun |
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Run, Turkey Trot Fun Run, Rodeo Round-up, and American Heart |
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Association's Jump Rope for Heart Event; and |
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WHEREAS, In all her endeavors, Ms. Perry enjoys the support |
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of her husband, Charles; she is the loving mother of a son, Shaun |
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Nowling, and the proud grandmother of D'Shaun Nowling; in her free |
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time she enjoys reading, hiking, and traveling, as well as playing |
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softball and flag football; and |
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WHEREAS, Sharon Perry has demonstrated an unwavering |
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commitment to her students, and her hard work and dedication have |
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made a positive difference in the lives of countless young Texans; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sharon Nowling Perry on the |
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occasion of her retirement as a teacher at Port Houston Elementary |
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School and extend to her sincere best wishes for happiness in the |
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years ahead; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Perry as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |