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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Candace Printz of El Paso has greatly benefited her |
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community as an arts educator and as president of the Green Hope |
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Project; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of El Paso, Ms. Printz began her career at |
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El Dorado High School, where she taught introductory art and |
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international baccalaureate art for 14 years; in 2015, she and her |
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students came up with the idea of hosting a cleanup project and |
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turning the collected material into art pieces; called the It's |
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Your World Project, the initiative was so successful that El Dorado |
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High School allowed Ms. Printz to create classes devoted to |
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teaching environmentalism through the arts; the project won the Get |
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Going Day with Chelsea Clinton contest and grew to include an |
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international traveling exhibition and numerous public workshops |
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on the benefits of recycling; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2019, Ms. Printz expanded the idea into the |
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nonprofit, the Green Hope Project; the group partners with schools |
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to develop environmental science classes, and it also hosts |
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community cleanups and an annual recycled arts competition; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in her field, Ms. Printz is now the |
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assistant director of fine arts for the Socorro Independent School |
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District; among her many accolades, she was named a 2019 |
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Environmental Educator of the Year by the Texas Commission on |
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Environmental Quality; she was also recently honored by the |
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National Life Group with its 2020 LifeChanger of the Year award, |
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which is given to only 16 educators throughout the United States; |
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she holds a bachelor's degree in art education from The University |
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of Texas at El Paso and a master's degree from Texas Tech |
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University; and |
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WHEREAS, A dynamic teacher and a committed advocate for |
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environmental awareness through the arts, Candace Printz has done |
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much to bring progress and positive change to El Paso, and her |
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efforts have produced results of lasting benefit to countless |
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Texans; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Candace Printz for her contributions as |
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president of the Green Hope Project and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued success with 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. Printz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |