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| 1 | - | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 249 | |
| 1 | + | 89R18056 KRT-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Johnson S.R. No. 249 | |
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| 7 | + | R E S O L U T I O N | |
| 2 | 8 | WHEREAS, Emily Ramirez of Lake Highlands High School in the | |
| 3 | 9 | Richardson Independent School District has been named the 2025 | |
| 4 | - | International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council | |
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| 10 | + | International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of | |
| 11 | + | Dallas/Fort Worth; and | |
| 6 | 12 | WHEREAS, This award recognizes teachers and administrators | |
| 7 | - | who go above and beyond their typical responsibilities in order | |
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| 13 | + | who go above and beyond their typical responsibilities in order to | |
| 14 | + | expand their students' knowledge of world affairs and increase | |
| 9 | 15 | opportunities for international learning; and | |
| 10 | 16 | WHEREAS, A distinguished educator with 13 years of | |
| 11 | 17 | experience, Ms. Ramirez currently teaches AP World History and | |
| 12 | 18 | Mexican American Studies at Lake Highlands High School; as the | |
| 13 | 19 | Junior World Affairs Council sponsor, she cocreated the Global | |
| 14 | 20 | Awareness Speaker Series, which brings experts in global health, | |
| 15 | - | international business, diplomacy, and human rights to the | |
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| 21 | + | international business, diplomacy, and human rights to the campus; | |
| 22 | + | she has also organized numerous supply drives and disaster relief | |
| 23 | + | initiatives, and she regularly mentors students during discussions | |
| 24 | + | of current events; and | |
| 19 | 25 | WHEREAS, Ms. Ramirez is a graduate of the University of | |
| 20 | 26 | Oklahoma, where she earned her bachelor's degree in political | |
| 21 | 27 | science, and she also holds a certificate in nonprofit management | |
| 22 | 28 | from Dallas College; among her many accomplishments, she was | |
| 23 | - | selected for a WACDFW travel fellowship to Morocco in 2019, and | |
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| 25 | - | addition, a number of her students have been selected as | |
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| 29 | + | selected for a WACDFW travel fellowship to Morocco in 2019, and she | |
| 30 | + | was named the Teacher of the Year for her campus in 2022; in | |
| 31 | + | addition, a number of her students have been selected as recipients | |
| 32 | + | of the 20 Under 20 Award from the WACDFW, and the JWAC program at | |
| 33 | + | Lake Highlands has garnered several awards, including being ranked | |
| 34 | + | as a Top 10 JWAC for the past five years; and | |
| 29 | 35 | WHEREAS, By fostering global citizenship, academic | |
| 30 | 36 | excellence, and leadership skills, Emily Ramirez has benefited | |
| 31 | 37 | countless young Texans, and she is indeed deserving of this | |
| 32 | 38 | prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | |
| 33 | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the | |
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| 39 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature | |
| 40 | + | hereby commend Emily Ramirez on her selection as the 2025 | |
| 41 | + | International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of | |
| 42 | + | Dallas/Fort Worth and extend to her sincere best wishes for the | |
| 43 | + | future; and, be it further | |
| 38 | 44 | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | |
| 39 | - | prepared for Ms. Ramirez as an expression of high regard | |
| 45 | + | prepared for Ms. Ramirez as an expression of high regard by the | |
| 40 | 46 | Texas Senate. | |
| 41 | - | Johnson | |
| 42 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 43 | - | President of the Senate | |
| 44 | - | I hereby certify that the | |
| 45 | - | above Resolution was adopted by | |
| 46 | - | the Senate on March 13, 2025. | |
| 47 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 48 | - | Secretary of the Senate | |
| 49 | - | ________________________________ | |
| 50 | - | Member, Texas Senate |