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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Candace Printz of El Dorado High School in El Paso |
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| 6 | 7 | | has been selected as one of five finalists in the Leadership |
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| 7 | 8 | | Secondary category for the 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education |
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| 8 | 9 | | Awards; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, In cooperation with the Texas Association of School |
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| 10 | 11 | | Administrators, H-E-B launched the Excellence in Education Awards |
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| 11 | 12 | | in 2002 as a way of recognizing the passion and creativity of public |
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| 12 | 13 | | school teachers and administrators; the Leadership Award honors |
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| 13 | 14 | | teachers with 10 to 20 years of experience in the classroom, and |
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| 14 | 15 | | winners receive a $10,000 check for themselves and a $10,000 grant |
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| 15 | 16 | | for their schools; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, An art teacher at El Dorado High School, Candace |
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| 17 | 18 | | Printz instructs 9th through 12th graders in introductory art, |
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| 18 | 19 | | International Baccalaureate art, and sculpture classes; through |
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| 19 | 20 | | her creative teaching style, she encourages her students to find |
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| 20 | 21 | | their own unique form of self-expression, and one of the projects |
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| 21 | 22 | | she assigns involves organizing an art show from start to finish, |
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| 22 | 23 | | from curating the work and designing the installation to writing |
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| 23 | 24 | | about the individual pieces; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, This esteemed educator has further distinguished |
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| 25 | 26 | | herself by winning a national contest held by Barnes & Noble, in |
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| 26 | 27 | | partnership with Penguin Random House and Chelsea Clinton, that was |
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| 27 | 28 | | designed to encourage educators to take an active role in their |
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| 28 | 29 | | communities; Ms. Printz came up with an innovative idea to host a |
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| 29 | 30 | | cleanup project and recycle the collected materials into art |
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| 30 | 31 | | pieces; her proposal has since come to fruition as the It's Your |
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| 31 | 32 | | World Project, which has developed an international traveling |
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| 32 | 33 | | exhibition for the art created by its participants; and |
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| 33 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Printz holds a bachelor's degree in art from The |
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| 34 | 35 | | University of Texas at El Paso and is working toward a master's |
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| 35 | 36 | | degree in art education at Texas Tech University; and |
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| 36 | 37 | | WHEREAS, The education of young Texans is of paramount |
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| 37 | 38 | | importance to the future of the Lone Star State, and in her role as a |
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| 38 | 39 | | high school art teacher, Candace Printz has set a standard of |
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| 39 | 40 | | excellence to which all in her profession may aspire; now, |
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| 40 | 41 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Candace Printz on her selection as |
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| 43 | 44 | | a 2017 H-E-B Excellence in Education Award finalist and extend to |
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| 44 | 45 | | her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 46 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 47 | | prepared for Ms. Printz as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | House of Representatives. |
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