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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Linda Fitzner, a theater arts teacher at Gold-Burg |
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High School, has been nominated for a 2015 Outstanding Teacher of |
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the Humanities Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, Humanities Texas recognizes exemplary |
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educators across the state who teach such subjects as English, |
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foreign languages, history, language arts, social studies, art, |
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drama, and music; the 12 individuals who will be selected as the |
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2015 Outstanding Teacher honorees will receive a $5,000 cash award, |
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and their schools will receive an additional $500 for the purchase |
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of humanities-based instructional materials; and |
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WHEREAS, Linda Fitzner has been a member of the Gold-Burg |
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High School faculty for 10 years; she directs the school's popular |
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annual musical variety show, known as Celebration, which introduces |
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young people to many areas of the performing arts, and she also |
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oversees the Gold-Burg One-Act Play teams, two of which have |
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advanced to state UIL competition; this accomplished educator has |
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more than a quarter-century of experience and previously taught at |
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Bowie High School and at Centennial High School in Frisco; and |
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WHEREAS, The dramatic arts broaden horizons and deepen |
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understanding of the human condition, and through her skill, |
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enthusiasm, and dedication to her field, Linda Fitzner has enriched |
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the lives of numerous students; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Linda Fitzner on being nominated |
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for a 2015 Outstanding Teacher of the Humanities Award 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 Ms. Fitzner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |