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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 23
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend and congratulate Nicole Vasquez on being selected as the 2016 Louisiana
High School Teacher of the Year.
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Teacher of the Year Program, which is cosponsored by
the Louisiana Department of Education, the State Board of Elementary and Secondary
Education, and Dream Teachers, is an annual event which recognizes and honors top
performing teachers in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, the awards were presented at the 9th Annual Cecil J. Picard Educator
Excellence Symposium and Celebration in Baton Rouge on July 11, 2015, by the Louisiana
Department of Education in association with Dream Teachers and the Louisiana Principals
Association; and
WHEREAS, Captain Shreve High School English and Social Studies teacher Nicole
Vasquez was selected as the 2016 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez was among nine finalists for the annual award which
celebrates and honors Louisiana's most exceptional high school teachers; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez graduated from Leesville High School in 2003, earned
a Bachelor of Science in Secondary English from Northwestern State University in 2007, a
Master of Education in Special Education, Gifted, from Northwestern State University in
2010, and her certification in Secondary Social Studies from Northwestern State University
in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez has immense gratitude and love for her school and district
and has been given the opportunity to showcase all of the hardworking and dedicated
teachers at Captain Shreve High School; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez believes teamwork makes Captain Shreve High School
a great place to teach and learn with a staff that supports and truly encourages each other;
and
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez's teaching assignments include ninth and tenth grade
English, eleventh and twelfth grade Liberal Arts I (Philosophy and Multicultural
Perspectives), and general, enriched, honors, and gifted phases; and
WHEREAS, she was a Z Club cosponsor and a Youth and Government cosponsor,
and from 2007-2010, served as Drama Club sponsor where she codirected three musicals and
three sets of one-act plays; and
WHEREAS, her various volunteer roles have included faculty powder-puff team,
faculty cheerleader, faculty volleyball team, wiffle ball tournament, participation in KGTR
broadcast channel skits and interviews, and the talent skit in the Faculty Talent Show; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Vasquez said much of her own success during her eight years at
Captain Shreve High School has come from Principal Sandra McCalla's guidance; and
WHEREAS, Dr. McCalla is grateful for the work of Mrs. Vasquez both inside and
outside the classroom as she is a testament to the power of teachers; and
WHEREAS, the Caddo Parish School Board and superintendent celebrate and
applaud Nicole Vasquez for this accomplishment as she continuously motivates and
challenges her students, and engages them in thought-provoking discussions designed to
inspire and cultivate a love of learning.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Nicole Vasquez for her service and dedication to the students at Captain Shreve
High School and congratulate her upon her selection as the 2016 Louisiana High School
Teacher of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
Nicole Vasquez.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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