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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Emily Ramirez of Lake Highlands High School in the |
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Richardson Independent School District has been named the 2025 |
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International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of |
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Dallas/Fort Worth; and |
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WHEREAS, This award recognizes teachers and administrators |
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who go above and beyond their typical responsibilities in order to |
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expand their students' knowledge of world affairs and increase |
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opportunities for international learning; and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished educator with 13 years of |
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experience, Ms. Ramirez currently teaches AP World History and |
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Mexican American Studies at Lake Highlands High School; as the |
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Junior World Affairs Council sponsor, she cocreated the Global |
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Awareness Speaker Series, which brings experts in global health, |
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international business, diplomacy, and human rights to the campus; |
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she has also organized numerous supply drives and disaster relief |
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initiatives, and she regularly mentors students during discussions |
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of current events; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Ramirez is a graduate of the University of |
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Oklahoma, where she earned her bachelor's degree in political |
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science, and she also holds a certificate in nonprofit management |
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from Dallas College; among her many accomplishments, she was |
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selected for a WACDFW travel fellowship to Morocco in 2019, and she |
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was named the Teacher of the Year for her campus in 2022; in |
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addition, a number of her students have been selected as recipients |
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of the 20 Under 20 Award from the WACDFW, and the JWAC program at |
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Lake Highlands has garnered several awards, including being ranked |
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as a Top 10 JWAC for the past five years; and |
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WHEREAS, By fostering global citizenship, academic |
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excellence, and leadership skills, Emily Ramirez has benefited |
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countless young Texans, and she is indeed deserving of this |
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prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commend Emily Ramirez on her selection as the 2025 |
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International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of |
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Dallas/Fort Worth and extend to her sincere best wishes for the |
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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. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |