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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students from Midway High School in Waco achieved |
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notable success at the 2013 Texas Association of Future Educators |
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Teach Tomorrow Summit, where they participated in a number of state |
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competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, TAFE provides young people with opportunities to |
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learn about the teaching profession by hosting a variety of |
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activities that engage students in the experience of a career in |
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education; and |
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WHEREAS, Accompanied by advisor Gail Howerton, 12 Midway |
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students attended the summit, including five whose showing at the |
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regional event qualified them to compete at the state level; among |
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these regional standouts were Melissa Fisher and Mallory |
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Castilleja, who won first and second place respectively in lesson |
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plan, Chandler Osborne, who earned first place in essay, Latayla |
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Drake, who took first place in storybook, and Mary Kate Shannon, who |
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triumphed with a first-place win in keynote speech; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing against the other top TAFE students in the |
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state, these five young women proudly represented their school, and |
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Ms. Shannon again claimed top honors for her speech; as the state |
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champion, she will advance to compete at the National Future |
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Educators Association conference in Orlando, Florida; and |
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WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans demonstrated |
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impressive initiative and creativity while gaining important |
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insight into their chosen field, and they may indeed reflect with |
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pride on their accomplishments; 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 the Midway High School |
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participants in the Texas Association of Future Educators regional |
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and state competitions and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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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 the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Anderson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1581 was adopted by the House on May |
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1, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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