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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Candace Printz of El Dorado High School in El Paso |
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has been selected as one of five finalists in the Leadership |
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Secondary category for the 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education |
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Awards; and |
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WHEREAS, In cooperation with the Texas Association of School |
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Administrators, H-E-B launched the Excellence in Education Awards |
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in 2002 as a way of recognizing the passion and creativity of public |
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school teachers and administrators; the Leadership Award honors |
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teachers with 10 to 20 years of experience in the classroom, and |
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winners receive a $10,000 check for themselves and a $10,000 grant |
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for their schools; and |
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WHEREAS, An art teacher at El Dorado High School, Candace |
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Printz instructs 9th through 12th graders in introductory art, |
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International Baccalaureate art, and sculpture classes; through |
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her creative teaching style, she encourages her students to find |
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their own unique form of self-expression, and one of the projects |
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she assigns involves organizing an art show from start to finish, |
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from curating the work and designing the installation to writing |
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about the individual pieces; and |
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WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has further distinguished |
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herself by winning a national contest held by Barnes & Noble, in |
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partnership with Penguin Random House and Chelsea Clinton, that was |
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designed to encourage educators to take an active role in their |
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communities; Ms. Printz came up with an innovative idea to host a |
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cleanup project and recycle the collected materials into art |
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pieces; her proposal has since come to fruition as the It's Your |
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World Project, which has developed an international traveling |
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exhibition for the art created by its participants; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Printz holds a bachelor's degree in art from The |
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University of Texas at El Paso and is working toward a master's |
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degree in art education at Texas Tech University; and |
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WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of paramount |
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importance to the future of the Lone Star State, and in her role as a |
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high school art teacher, Candace Printz has set a standard of |
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excellence to which all in her profession may aspire; 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 hereby congratulate Candace Printz on her selection as |
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a 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award finalist and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Printz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Pickett |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1890 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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