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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kathy Haynes has been presented with the Lifetime |
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Achievement Award by the Tuloso-Midway Independent School District |
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in recognition of her more than four decades of outstanding |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic educator graduated from San Jose State |
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College in 1971 and began her career in the TMISD, teaching part of |
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the day at Tuloso Midway High School and the rest at Clarkwood |
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Elementary; over the next 42 years, she was a constant presence at |
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the high school, where she served under 15 principals and 8 |
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superintendents; highly regarded for her creativity and her ability |
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to engage her students' interest, she was named Teacher of the Year |
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on several occasions, and in 2006 she was awarded a grant by the |
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TMISD Education Foundation to support her innovative history |
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instruction; and |
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WHEREAS, While helping her students to acquire strong |
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academic skills, Ms. Haynes also gave generously of her time as a |
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sponsor for various student organizations; in particular, she |
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devoted 27 years to leading the Tuloso Midway drill team, the |
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Warriorettes; during her tenure with that group, the team performed |
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at numerous events across the area, including the Buc Day Parade, |
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the Northwest Christmas Parade, and the Cotton Bowl game; she also |
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developed the routine with which the Warriorettes won third place |
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at the National Drill Team Competition; and |
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WHEREAS, For Ms. Haynes, Tuloso Midway was not only where she |
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worked, it was also where she met her husband, Tommy Haynes, an |
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agricultural science teacher; in addition, she made many lasting |
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friendships on campus, and she saw her son, T. C. Haynes, graduate |
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from the school in 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, After spending her entire teaching career at Tuloso |
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Midway High School, Ms. Haynes retired at the end of the 2012-2013 |
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school year; to recognize her exceptional commitment, the |
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Tuloso-Midway ISD Board of Trustees established a Lifetime |
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Achievement Award and honored Ms. Haynes as the first recipient |
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during a ceremony on May 13, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Kathy Haynes has made a positive impact on the lives |
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of countless young Texans over the course of her long and fulfilling |
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career, and she may reflect with great pride on her many |
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achievements as she embarks on the next exciting chapter of her |
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life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Kathy Haynes |
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on her receipt of the first Tuloso-Midway ISD Lifetime Achievement |
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Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Haynes as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |