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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Melissa McWherter of Liberty Hill Junior High School |
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has been named VFW Teacher of the Year for District 28; and |
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WHEREAS, A history teacher, Ms. McWherter coordinated a |
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Veterans Day ceremony on the campus in 2013 to help students develop |
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personal connections to the nation's past; the event grew even |
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bigger the following year, involving the band and the yearbook |
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staff, as well as the talents of students of art, theater, and |
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history, among others; a celebration for the whole community, it |
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proved so memorable that local VFW officials have asked to make it |
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their official observance in subsequent years; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McWherter completed her bachelor's degree in |
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history at Texas Tech University, and she holds a master's degree in |
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education from Lamar University; she has 11 years of experience as |
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an educator, and before joining Liberty Hill, she taught in the |
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Lubbock, Leander, and Georgetown Independent School Districts; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her endeavors as organizer of the annual |
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Veterans Day event at Liberty Hill Junior High School, Melissa |
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McWherter has helped students develop a greater understanding of |
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the sacrifices made by the men and women of our nation's military, |
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and her contributions indeed merit special recognition; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Melissa McWherter on her selection |
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as VFW Teacher of the Year for District 28 and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McWherter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |