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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Patience LeBlanc of the Frisco Independent School |
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| 6 | 7 | | District has been named the 2017 Texas History Teacher of the Year |
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| 7 | 8 | | by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Established in 2004, this prestigious award |
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| 9 | 10 | | recognizes educators at the kindergarten through high school levels |
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| 10 | 11 | | for excellence in teaching American history; each state winner is |
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| 11 | 12 | | honored with a $1,000 prize and an invitation to a weeklong seminar |
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| 12 | 13 | | hosted by the institute, and the winners' school libraries receive |
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| 13 | 14 | | a core archive of history books and educational materials; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Patience LeBlanc earned her bachelor's degree from |
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| 15 | 16 | | Texas A&M University in 1998 and her master's degree in history from |
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| 16 | 17 | | Texas Woman's University in 2016; she currently teaches eighth |
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| 17 | 18 | | grade U.S. history at Fowler Middle School, where she strives to |
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| 18 | 19 | | make lessons interesting and memorable by dressing as historical |
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| 19 | 20 | | characters; she also aims to instill in her students an |
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| 20 | 21 | | understanding of the U.S. Constitution and its importance in their |
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| 21 | 22 | | lives; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A leader in her district, Ms. LeBlanc has designed |
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| 23 | 24 | | curriculum, conducted staff development seminars, and headed the |
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| 24 | 25 | | history faculty on her campus; in addition, she takes part in the |
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| 25 | 26 | | Citizen Bee civic education program, and she has been a forum |
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| 26 | 27 | | monitor for the James Madison Legacy Project of the Center for Civic |
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| 27 | 28 | | Education and a consultant to the State Bar of Texas Law Related |
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| 28 | 29 | | Education department; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Through her boundless enthusiasm for her subject, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Patience LeBlanc has brought American history to life for her |
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| 31 | 32 | | students, and in so doing, she has helped them develop the critical |
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| 32 | 33 | | thinking skills that will serve them well in the years ahead; now, |
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| 33 | 34 | | therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Patience |
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| 36 | 37 | | LeBlanc on her selection as the 2017 Texas History Teacher of the |
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| 37 | 38 | | Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and extend |
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| 38 | 39 | | to her sincere best wishes for continued success in her important |
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| 39 | 40 | | work; and, be it 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. LeBlanc as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 42 | 43 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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