2 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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3 | 7 | | recognize Michael Gillette, who has been selected to receive a |
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4 | 8 | | 2021 Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching Award; and |
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5 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Each year, Humanities Texas presents awards to |
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6 | 10 | | Texas classroom teachers who have made exemplary contributions |
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7 | 11 | | to the field of teaching, curriculum development, and |
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8 | 12 | | extracurricular programs at their schools; and |
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9 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Michael Gillette is receiving one of the |
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10 | 14 | | Humanities Texas Outstanding Teaching of the Humanities Awards; |
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11 | 15 | | his impressive career as an educator spans 26 years, and for the |
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12 | 16 | | last 13 years, he has taught advanced placement courses in United |
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13 | 17 | | States history and human geography at Boerne-Samuel V. Champion |
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14 | 18 | | High School; and |
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15 | 19 | | WHEREAS, As an advanced placement and dual-credit teacher, |
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16 | 20 | | Mr. Gillette strives to develop college-ready students who are |
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17 | 21 | | prepared to thrive in a variety of academic settings and excel on |
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18 | 22 | | their long-term paths; his rigorous coursework fosters the |
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19 | 23 | | development of critical thinking skills and encourages students |
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20 | 24 | | to use both primary and secondary research sources; and |
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21 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Gillette exemplifies the highest ideals of an |
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22 | 26 | | educator, and as a result of his selection for this award, he will |
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23 | 27 | | receive $5,000, and an additional $1,000 prize will benefit the |
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24 | 28 | | Boerne-Samuel V. Champion High School Humanities program; he is |
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25 | 29 | | indeed deserving of special recognition as an outstanding Texas |
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26 | 30 | | teacher; now, therefore, be it |
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27 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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28 | 32 | | Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby extend congratulations |
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29 | 33 | | to Michael Gillette for being honored with a 2021 Humanities |
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30 | 34 | | Texas Outstanding Teaching Award; and, be it further |
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31 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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32 | 36 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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