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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Christine Mihealsick of the Round Rock Independent |
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| 8 | 9 | | School District has been named the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year by |
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| 9 | 10 | | the Texas Association of School Administrators; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Each year, outstanding educators from across the |
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| 11 | 12 | | country are selected as State Teachers of the Year as part of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | National Teacher of the Year initiative run by the Council of Chief |
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| 13 | 14 | | State School Officers; the cohort of honorees is given the |
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| 14 | 15 | | opportunity to participate in a yearlong professional development |
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| 15 | 16 | | program, and they are narrowed to a number of finalists by a |
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| 16 | 17 | | committee of representatives from various education organizations; |
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| 17 | 18 | | one candidate is ultimately named National Teacher of the Year, who |
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| 18 | 19 | | then travels the country to share their wisdom, elevate issues |
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| 19 | 20 | | faced by members of their profession, and inspire others to enter |
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| 20 | 21 | | the field of teaching; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mihealsick has enjoyed a rewarding career in |
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| 22 | 23 | | education that has spanned 23 years, and she currently teaches |
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| 23 | 24 | | 11th- and 12th-grade Advanced Placement environmental science at |
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| 24 | 25 | | Westwood High School, where she is also the science department |
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| 25 | 26 | | chair; her teaching focuses on building positive relationships and |
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| 26 | 27 | | fostering a respectful learning environment in the classroom, and |
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| 27 | 28 | | she frequently engages her students in fieldwork and real-world |
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| 28 | 29 | | case studies; she holds a bachelor's degree in biology and a |
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| 29 | 30 | | master's degree in science education from The University of Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | at Austin; and |
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| 31 | 32 | | WHEREAS, A National Board Certified Teacher, Ms. Mihealsick |
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| 32 | 33 | | has previously been selected for a Fulbright exchange program to |
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| 33 | 34 | | Japan and the Toyota International Teacher Program in Costa Rica, |
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| 34 | 35 | | and she also took part in the Northrop Grumman ECO Classroom program |
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| 35 | 36 | | for tropical research; she has consulted for the National Math and |
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| 36 | 37 | | Science Initiative for eight years, and she has been a College Board |
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| 37 | 38 | | AP exam reader for more than a decade; in addition, she is the only |
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| 38 | 39 | | UT alumnus to have twice won the prestigious R. L. Moore Award for |
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| 39 | 40 | | inquiry-based teaching from the university's UTeach program; she |
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| 40 | 41 | | was concurrently recognized as the 2025 Texas Secondary Teacher of |
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| 41 | 42 | | the Year by TASA; and |
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| 42 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Chris Mihealsick exemplifies the passion, |
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| 43 | 44 | | determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our |
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| 44 | 45 | | best teachers, and she has set a standard of excellence to which all |
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| 45 | 46 | | in her profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it |
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| 46 | 47 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 47 | 48 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Christine Mihealsick on her |
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| 48 | 49 | | selection as the 2025 Texas Teacher of the Year by the Texas |
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| 49 | 50 | | Association of School Administrators and extend to her sincere best |
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| 50 | 51 | | wishes for continued success with her important work; and, be it |
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| 51 | 52 | | further |
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| 52 | 53 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 53 | 54 | | prepared for Ms. Mihealsick as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 54 | 55 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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