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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 161
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WHEREAS, Albert Peinado of Eastwood Knolls International |
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School in El Paso has been named the recipient of the 2020 Linden |
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Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award from |
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Humanities Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Peinado is one of only 16 humanities educators |
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from across Texas to receive a 2020 Outstanding Teaching Award; the |
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honors are given by Humanities Texas for exemplary contributions in |
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teaching, curriculum development, and extracurricular programing; |
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over 700 teachers were nominated in 2020, and winners received a |
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$5,000 cash award and an additional $1,000 to purchase |
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instructional materials; the Linden Heck Howell Outstanding |
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Teaching of Texas History Award was established in memory of the |
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former chair of the Humanities Texas board of directors as a |
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tribute to her service to the organization and her commitment to |
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the study of Texas history; and |
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WHEREAS, A 13-year veteran of Ysleta Independent School |
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District, Mr. Peinado has been a member of the staff at Eastwood |
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Knolls for the past four years; he teaches Texas history through |
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dual-language instruction in English and Spanish; prior to |
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becoming a teacher, he served in the U.S. Air Force for 21 years; |
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in all of his endeavors, Mr. Peinado enjoys the love and support |
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of his wife, Faviola, who is also a teacher at Ysleta ISD; and |
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WHEREAS, Albert Peinado exemplifies the passion, |
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determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of |
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our best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to |
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which all in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Albert Peinado on receiving the |
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2020 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History |
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Award and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success |
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with his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Peinado as an expression of high regard from the |
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Texas Senate. |
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Blanco |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 22, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |