| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1359 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Margie Raper of Rock Hill High School in Frisco |
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| 6 | 6 | | received a 2022 Trailblazer Award from the Texas Association of |
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| 7 | 7 | | Journalism Educators and recognition as a 2023 Distinguished |
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| 8 | 8 | | Adviser from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, An educator for the past 21 years, Margie Raper |
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| 10 | 10 | | teaches journalism and media at Rock Hill High in Frisco ISD; she is |
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| 11 | 11 | | the director of Rock Hill Media, an award-winning publications |
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| 12 | 12 | | program that includes Hill Top Times, Hill Top News, the Blue Hawk |
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| 13 | 13 | | yearbook, Rock Hill Radio, and Blue Hawk Studios, and serves as the |
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| 14 | 14 | | school's broadcast and publication adviser; the Columbia |
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| 15 | 15 | | Scholastic Press Association recognition is part of its National |
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| 16 | 16 | | High School Journalism Teacher of the Year Awards program; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Earlier in her career, Ms. Raper worked as a |
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| 18 | 18 | | journalism instructor at Wakeland High School in Frisco; |
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| 19 | 19 | | subsequently, she served as the publication adviser for the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Highland Park Independent School District, and she assumed her |
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| 21 | 21 | | current role with Rock Hill High in 2020; she is a former president |
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| 22 | 22 | | of the Texas Association of Journalism Educators, and she holds a |
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| 23 | 23 | | journalism degree from Texas A&M University and a master's of |
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| 24 | 24 | | education degree in educational technology leadership from Lamar |
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| 25 | 25 | | University; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Passionate about journalism and journalism |
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| 27 | 27 | | education, Margie Raper works to inspire her students to become |
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| 28 | 28 | | skilled storytellers and engaged members of their communities, and |
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| 29 | 29 | | she may indeed reflect with pride on her receipt of these |
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| 30 | 30 | | prestigious honors; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Margie Raper on receiving a 2022 |
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| 33 | 33 | | TAJE Trailblazer Award and recognition as a 2023 Columbia |
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| 34 | 34 | | Scholastic Press Association Distinguished Adviser and extend to |
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| 35 | 35 | | her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 37 | | prepared for Ms. Raper as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 39 | 39 | | Frazier |
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| 40 | 40 | | ______________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 42 | 42 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1359 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 43 | 43 | | 12, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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