| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 3115 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Clif Tramel has been named the 2009 Miss Anna |
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| 6 | 6 | | Hackett Teacher of the Year by the Weatherford Independent School |
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| 7 | 7 | | District; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, First selected by his peers at Weatherford High |
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| 9 | 9 | | School, Mr. Tramel was subsequently interviewed by a panel of |
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| 10 | 10 | | college-level educators who chose two winners, one elementary and |
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| 11 | 11 | | one secondary teacher, from a total of 11 campus nominees; the |
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| 12 | 12 | | recipients go on to compete with other outstanding teachers in the |
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| 13 | 13 | | region; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Tramel earned his bachelor's degree at The |
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| 15 | 15 | | University of Texas at Arlington, and he has been an educator for 20 |
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| 16 | 16 | | years; he currently teaches regular English and advanced placement |
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| 17 | 17 | | and pre-advanced placement English classes; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Along with his other classes, Mr. Tramel volunteered |
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| 19 | 19 | | to teach an English class for 17 recent immigrants from Mexico, none |
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| 20 | 20 | | of whom had previously received more than a seventh-grade |
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| 21 | 21 | | education; after two years of work with this talented educator, 12 |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the original students passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge |
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| 23 | 23 | | and Skills test and earned their high school diplomas; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Tramel is equally generous with his colleagues; |
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| 25 | 25 | | as head of the English department, he asks his fellow teachers each |
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| 26 | 26 | | year what they would prefer to teach and then teaches whatever |
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| 27 | 27 | | classes are left; he also serves on a Texas Education Agency |
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| 28 | 28 | | advisory team that is developing end-of-course exams for sixth |
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| 29 | 29 | | graders; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Clif Tramel's dedication to his profession and his |
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| 31 | 31 | | unwavering commitment to the young people of Weatherford have set |
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| 32 | 32 | | an inspiring example for his colleagues and students alike, and he |
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| 33 | 33 | | is indeed worthy of special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 35 | 35 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Clif Tramel on his selection as the |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2009 Miss Anna Hackett Teacher of the Year by the Weatherford |
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| 37 | 37 | | Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 38 | 38 | | for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mr. Tramel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | King of Parker |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 3115 was adopted by the House on June |
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| 46 | 46 | | 1, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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