| 1 | 1 | | *HR1517* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: Karickhoff, Garcia Wilburn |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION honoring Kokomo High School |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 Principal Angela Blessing. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 Whereas, Angela Blessing was named 2023 Indiana High |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 School Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 School Principals; |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 Whereas, Angela was named the District High School |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 Principal of the Year for District 5, which encompasses Boone, |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 Hamilton, Howard, Madison, Miami, and Tipton Counties; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Whereas, Angela graduated from Anderson University with |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 a bachelor's degree in elementary education; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 Whereas, Angela began her working career with Kokomo |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 School Corporation as a principal at Bon Air Career Middle |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 School; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 20242275 |
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| 21 | 21 | | HR 1517/DI 140 2024 2 |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1 Whereas, Angela effectively led Kokomo High School to a |
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| 23 | 23 | | 2 graduation rate of nearly 99 percent; |
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| 24 | 24 | | 3 Whereas, Angela's work has increased the availability of |
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| 25 | 25 | | 4 Advanced Placement courses, International Baccalaureate |
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| 26 | 26 | | 5 Diploma Program courses, and dual credit courses; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 6 Whereas, Angela championed a fine arts graduation |
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| 28 | 28 | | 7 pathway, enabling students to explore and develop their artistic |
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| 29 | 29 | | 8 talents; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 9 Whereas, Angela established partnerships with Ivy Tech |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10 Community College Kokomo and Indiana University Kokomo, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 11 to provide students with pathways to higher education; and |
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| 33 | 33 | | 12 Whereas, Angela has shown a strong devotion to the students |
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| 34 | 34 | | 13 of Kokomo High School and has worked tirelessly to ensure |
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| 35 | 35 | | 14 they are set up for success upon graduation: Therefore, |
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| 36 | 36 | | 15 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 16 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 38 | 38 | | 17 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 39 | 39 | | 18 congratulates Kokomo High School Principal Angela Blessing |
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| 40 | 40 | | 19 upon being named 2023 Indiana High School Principal of the |
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| 41 | 41 | | 20 Year. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 21 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 22 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 44 | 44 | | 23 Representatives Mike Karickhoff and Victoria Garcia Wilburn |
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| 45 | 45 | | 24 for distribution. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 20242275 |
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| 47 | 47 | | HR 1517/DI 140 2024 |
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