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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gabriela Ortega, a fine arts teacher at Adams |
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Elementary School in San Antonio, has been selected as the |
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2012-2013 Harlandale Independent School District Teacher of the |
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Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Mexico, Ms. Ortega was 11 years old when she |
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moved to the United States with her family; she graduated at the top |
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of her class from Robert E. Lee High School and expanded her skills |
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at the North East School of the Arts, a magnet program; her |
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exceptional work earned her scholarships to the University of the |
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Incarnate Word, where she graduated magna cum laude; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ortega joined the Adams faculty in 2009 and |
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immediately set about creating the school's fine arts curriculum |
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from scratch; today, Adams students can study drawing, painting, |
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watercolors, ceramics, printmaking, and sculpture, in addition to |
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music, keyboard, and choir; although her first student art show |
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attracted only 20 people, her hard work and persistence soon led to |
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an immensely popular event that now draws up to 600 visitors each |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, This dynamic educator also helped start an |
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after-school arts club with Communities in Schools, and she serves |
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as the coordinator of the annual HISD art show and as the |
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representative of Adams Elementary for the Cultural Arts Parade; |
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moreover, she tutors bilingual students in preparation for state |
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testing; she is a talented artist and has exhibited her work at the |
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Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and the Blue Star Arts Complex; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her ingenuity, energy, and genuine |
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enthusiasm, Gabriela Ortega has inspired her students to embrace |
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their creativity, and in so doing, she has fostered in them an |
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increased appreciation of the arts; 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 Gabriela Ortega on her selection as |
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the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year by the Harlandale Independent |
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School District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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success with her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Ortega as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Farias |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1286 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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