H.C.R. No. 56
 
 
 
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
         WHEREAS, Christopher McLeod of Brazoswood High School in
  Clute has been named the 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year by
  the Texas Association of School Administrators; and
         WHEREAS, Since 2011, the Texas Teacher of the Year program
  has recognized and rewarded faculty members who have demonstrated
  an outstanding commitment to classroom education and whose efforts
  and example have inspired their students, their colleagues, and the
  communities they serve; prior to receiving this distinction,
  Mr. McLeod was selected as a teacher of the year at the campus,
  district, and regional levels; and
         WHEREAS, Mr. McLeod teaches 10th- through 12th-grade rocket
  engineering at Brazoswood High School as a part of the Brazosport
  Independent School District's Career and Technical Education
  program; while fostering the development of engineering skills, he
  also focuses on encouraging his students to become collaborators
  and problem solvers; through research, design, and fabrication, his
  students learn how to build fully functioning rockets, and they
  have also hosted design meetings with professionals from a number
  of companies, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, NASA, Dow, and BASF;
  in addition, members of his Rocketry III class recently set a record
  with their Goddard Horizon I rocket at a launch in White Sands, New
  Mexico, which flew more than 45,000 feet; and
         WHEREAS, Throughout his 11-year career as an educator,
  Mr. McLeod has taught physics, chemistry, and engineering, as well
  as student council and teen leadership; he holds a bachelor's
  degree in marine science from Texas A&M University; and
         WHEREAS, Chris McLeod exemplifies the passion,
  determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our
  best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all
  in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas
  hereby congratulate Christopher McLeod on his selection as the 2023
  Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best
  wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it
  further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
  prepared for Mr. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas
  House of Representatives and Senate.
 
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  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on March
  8, 2023, by the following vote:  Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not
  voting.
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
         I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate on
  March 21, 2023, by a viva-voce vote.
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate   
  APPROVED: __________________
                  Date       
   
           __________________
                Governor