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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Amber Moffitt of the Grand Prairie Independent |
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| 6 | 7 | | School District has been honored at the White House in Washington, |
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| 7 | 8 | | D.C., as a semifinalist in the 2015 American School Counselor |
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| 8 | 9 | | Association Counselor of the Year competition; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The lead counselor for the Young Men's Leadership |
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| 10 | 11 | | Academy at Kennedy Middle School, Ms. Moffitt was previously |
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| 11 | 12 | | selected as Middle School Counselor of the Year by the Texas |
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| 12 | 13 | | Counseling Association, which nominated her for the ASCA award; she |
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| 13 | 14 | | joined the YMLA faculty in 2012, having previously served as a |
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| 14 | 15 | | counselor at Fannin Middle School; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Moffitt joined the district in 2006 as a |
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| 16 | 17 | | kindergarten teacher at David Daniels Elementary Academy, and while |
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| 17 | 18 | | serving in that capacity, she received her master's degree in |
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| 18 | 19 | | school counseling from Dallas Baptist University; she also gained |
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| 19 | 20 | | valuable experience as a counselor for the Grand Prairie Parks and |
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| 20 | 21 | | Recreation S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Project; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, A graduate of Grand Prairie High School, Ms. Moffitt |
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| 22 | 23 | | completed her bachelor's degree at the University of Houston, and |
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| 23 | 24 | | she is currently pursuing a doctorate in K-16 educational |
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| 24 | 25 | | leadership and policy studies at The University of Texas at |
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| 25 | 26 | | Arlington; she is the recipient of a Gates Millennium Scholarship, |
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| 26 | 27 | | and her accolades include the 2014 Dallas Baptist University |
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| 27 | 28 | | College of Education Distinguished Alumnus Award and the Dallas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Urban Professionals Top 40 under 40 Educator Award; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Amber Moffitt has demonstrated an exceptional |
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| 30 | 31 | | commitment to helping young Texans reach their fullest potential, |
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| 31 | 32 | | and in so doing, she has earned the respect and admiration of her |
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| 32 | 33 | | colleagues and the appreciation of countless students; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Amber Moffitt on her selection as a |
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| 36 | 37 | | semifinalist in the 2015 American School Counselor Association |
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| 37 | 38 | | Counselor of the Year competition and extend to her sincere best |
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| 38 | 39 | | wishes for continued success in her important work; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Ms. Moffitt as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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