| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1932 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Science and art teacher Carolyn Cornelius was |
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| 6 | 6 | | recognized for her outstanding achievements in conservation |
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| 7 | 7 | | education by the Cherokee County Soil and Water Conservation |
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| 8 | 8 | | District at its 53rd annual awards banquet in Jacksonville on April |
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| 9 | 9 | | 24, 2009; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Cornelius moved with her family to Cherokee |
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| 11 | 11 | | County in 2001 after retiring from a career in banking and finance |
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| 12 | 12 | | in Fort Worth; in 2002, she began a second career as a member of the |
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| 13 | 13 | | faculty at West Side Elementary School in Jacksonville; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, This energetic educator has found innovative ways to |
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| 15 | 15 | | teach conservation by combining her two subjects, science and art; |
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| 16 | 16 | | for example, she has introduced her students to the botanical study |
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| 17 | 17 | | of Texas wildflowers while also teaching them about Impressionism |
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| 18 | 18 | | by having them paint wildflowers; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, With the assistance of parents and local businesses, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Ms. Cornelius has given her students hands-on experience by helping |
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| 21 | 21 | | them create gardens and grow flowers, vegetables, and herbs; her |
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| 22 | 22 | | classes also participate in Project Learning Tree, a conservation |
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| 23 | 23 | | education program of the Texas Forest Service; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The creativity and enthusiasm demonstrated by |
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| 25 | 25 | | Carolyn Cornelius have helped her students become better stewards |
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| 26 | 26 | | of the natural resources of the Lone Star State, and she may indeed |
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| 27 | 27 | | take great pride in receiving recognition for her efforts; now, |
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| 28 | 28 | | therefore, be it |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 30 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Carolyn Cornelius on her receipt of |
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| 31 | 31 | | a conservation education award from the Cherokee County Soil and |
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| 32 | 32 | | Water Conservation District and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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| 33 | 33 | | for continued success with her important work; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 35 | | prepared for Ms. Cornelius as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 36 | 36 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 37 | 37 | | Hopson |
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| 38 | 38 | | ______________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 40 | 40 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1932 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 41 | 41 | | 19, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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