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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Cindy Todd of Westlake High School in Austin has |
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been named the 2012 H. L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the |
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Year by the Journalism Education Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Todd teaches classes on journalism and |
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yearbook, as well as serving as the school's yearbook adviser; |
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under her guidance, that annual publication, El Paisano, has |
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received Pacemaker awards from the National Scholastic Press |
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Association and Crown awards from the Columbia Scholastic Press |
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Association; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her duties at Westlake, Mrs. Todd |
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instructs students across the country, and she taught 12 journalism |
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seminars in 6 states in the summer of 2012 alone; moreover, she has |
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assisted yearbook staff at other schools through workshops and |
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videoconferencing; and |
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WHEREAS, Active in several professional organizations, |
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Mrs. Todd is a former president of the Texas Association of |
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Journalism Educators, and in 2008, she was named the Texas High |
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School Journalism Teacher of the Year; she is also a member of JEA |
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and has helped develop its student affiliation, "j"; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to enriching her students' educational |
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experience within the classroom and beyond, Cindy Todd has set an |
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outstanding example of leadership to which other journalism |
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teachers may aspire, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious award; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Cindy Todd on her selection as the |
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2012 H. L. Hall National Yearbook Adviser of the Year and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Todd as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Howard |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 245 was adopted by the House on |
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February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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