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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Patience LeBlanc of the Frisco Independent School |
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District has been named the 2017 Texas History Teacher of the Year |
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by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 2004, this prestigious award |
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recognizes educators at the kindergarten through high school levels |
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for excellence in teaching American history; each state winner is |
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honored with a $1,000 prize and an invitation to a weeklong seminar |
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hosted by the institute, and the winners' school libraries receive |
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a core archive of history books and educational materials; and |
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WHEREAS, Patience LeBlanc earned her bachelor's degree from |
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Texas A&M University in 1998 and her master's degree in history from |
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Texas Woman's University in 2016; she currently teaches eighth |
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grade U.S. history at Fowler Middle School, where she strives to |
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make lessons interesting and memorable by dressing as historical |
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characters; she also aims to instill in her students an |
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understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its importance in their |
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lives; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in her district, Ms. LeBlanc has designed |
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curriculum, conducted staff development seminars, and headed the |
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history faculty on her campus; in addition, she takes part in the |
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Citizen Bee civic education program, and she has been a forum |
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monitor for the James Madison Legacy Project of the Center for Civic |
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Education and a consultant to the State Bar of Texas Law Related |
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Education department; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her boundless enthusiasm for her subject, |
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Patience LeBlanc has brought American history to life for her |
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students, and in so doing, she has helped them develop the critical |
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thinking skills that will serve them well in the years ahead; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Patience |
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LeBlanc on her selection as the 2017 Texas History Teacher of the |
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Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important |
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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. LeBlanc as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Shaheen |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 473 was adopted by the House on August |
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15, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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