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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sarah Beth Lively, a tireless supporter of students |
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in the Austin Independent School District, received well-deserved |
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recognition when the district's board of trustees voted on December |
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17, 2018, to rename Fulmore Middle School in her honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Having worked as an associate editor with The |
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University of Texas at Austin, Mrs. Lively began her career in |
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education in the 1960s, when she accepted a teaching position at |
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Fulmore; during an exceptional tenure with the school that spanned |
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a quarter century, she inspired countless American history students |
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with her lessons on advocacy and civic engagement; she also led the |
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Fulmore journalism program, and numerous yearbooks and newspapers |
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created under her guidance won University Interscholastic League |
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competitions and Columbia Scholastic Press Association awards; and |
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WHEREAS, Though she officially retired in the early 1990s, |
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Mrs. Lively remained active in the school for more than two |
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decades, visiting the campus on a daily basis and serving as a |
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volunteer journalism teacher; and |
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WHEREAS, Admired for her inclusive and engaging teaching |
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style, Mrs. Lively received the Edith Fox King Award from the |
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Interscholastic League Press Conference in 1986, and after she |
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retired, the Sarah Lively Award for Excellence in Scholastic |
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Journalism was established to recognize outstanding Fulmore |
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students at the eighth-grade graduation ceremony each year; and |
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WHEREAS, Sarah Lively has touched the lives of several |
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generations of Austin residents through her contributions as both a |
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teacher and a volunteer, and Sarah Beth Lively Middle School will |
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serve as a lasting reminder of the positive influence she has had on |
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countless young Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sarah Beth Lively on the renaming |
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of Fulmore Middle School in her honor and commend her for her many |
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years of dedicated service to Austin ISD students; 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 Mrs. Lively as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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King of Hemphill |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2175 was adopted by the House on May |
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27, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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