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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1082
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize the H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards program and |
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the recipients of the 2011 Excellence in Education Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Created in 2002, the H-E-B Excellence in |
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Education Awards were established to honor outstanding public |
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school professionals and to thank them for their dedication and |
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commitment; and |
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WHEREAS, The awards honor one elementary school teacher |
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and one high school teacher in each of three categories, based on |
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length of service; they also honor one elementary school |
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principal and one high school principal as well as one large and |
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one small school district; in honor of the 10th annual awards, a |
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new award category has been introduced; this year, 10 campuses |
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are being recognized with the H-E-B Fit Campus Award; and |
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WHEREAS, H-E-B seeks to pay tribute to those educators and |
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administrators who go the extra mile each and every day to serve |
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their students and their communities and who inspire others to do |
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the same; and |
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WHEREAS, This year, Lindsay Richard won the Rising Star |
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Award for teachers of elementary school, and Dr. Nghia Le won the |
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Rising Star Award for teachers of secondary school; Jimmie Lynn |
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Walker won the Leadership Award for elementary school teachers, |
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and Rachelle Grace won the Leadership Award for secondary school |
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teachers; Richard Landmann won the Lifetime Achievement Award |
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for elementary school teachers, and Yolanda Fernandez won the |
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Lifetime Achievement Award for secondary school teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, Galen Hoffstadt won the elementary school |
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Principal Award, and David Gonzalez won the secondary school |
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Principal Award; the School District Award for small districts |
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was won by Splendora Independent School District, and Harlandale |
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Independent School District won the School District Award for |
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large districts; and |
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WHEREAS, The Excellence in Education Awards are designed |
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to recognize educators who demonstrate exceptional commitment to |
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student achievement by developing innovative programs, by |
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bringing about increased parental and community involvement, or |
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by creating professional development opportunities; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding Texas educators are building |
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the future of Texas by educating our next generation of leaders, |
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and they are truly worthy of legislative recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate the recipients of the 2011 |
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H-E-B Excellence in Education Awards and extend to all best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in |
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honor of these dedicated educators as an expression of esteem |
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from the Texas Senate. |
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Van de Putte, Hinojosa, Lucio, Ogden |
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Uresti, Whitmire, Williams |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate Member, Texas Senate |
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Member, 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 May 21, 2011. |
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Secretary of the Senate |