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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cathryne McNamara of Anderson High School in Austin |
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has been selected to receive the Outstanding Teaching of the |
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Humanities award; and |
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WHEREAS, Funded by Humanities Texas, which advances |
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heritage, culture, and education by supporting public programs in |
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history, literature, and philosophy, the Outstanding Teaching of |
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the Humanities award recognizes exemplary teachers who demonstrate |
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expansive knowledge of language arts, history, and social studies; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Cathryne McNamara has served for 13 years on the |
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faculty at Anderson High School, where she teaches psychology and |
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theory of knowledge courses at the International Baccalaureate |
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level; deeply committed to her profession, she is a board certified |
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teacher and mentor, and she gives generously of her time and talents |
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as a member of the Campus and District Advisory Councils and the |
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National Honor Society Faculty Council; a member as well of the |
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Anti-Defamation League, Ms. McNamara serves as campus coordinator |
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for the Anderson High School No Place for Hate program, and she has |
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also served as a citizen scholar for The University of Texas at |
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Austin Humanities Institute series Teaching Our Teenagers about |
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Violence and Peace; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her career, Ms. McNamara has |
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demonstrated a sure mastery of her subjects and an exceptional |
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ability to engage her students' interest, and she is a source of |
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great inspiration to colleagues and students alike; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cathryne McNamara on her receipt of |
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the Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities award and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in her vital endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McNamara as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |