| H.R. No. 2234 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Kay Whitton is an exemplary teacher at Jim Ned High | ||
| School in Tuscola, and her outstanding efforts in support of the | ||
| school's UIL academic team merit special praise; and | ||
| WHEREAS, At the UIL state academic meet in Austin, held May | ||
| 3-5, 2007, Mrs. Whitton coached her students to the individual and | ||
| team championships in accounting, making Jim Ned one of only two | ||
| schools to ever win the state accounting team championship; the | ||
| coach of the only UIL state champions in Jim Ned High School | ||
| history, she also coaches students in spelling and vocabulary, | ||
| social studies, and literary criticism; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mrs. Whitton's students have advanced to the state | ||
| UIL academic meet in each of the past seven years, and from 2005 to | ||
| 2007, this talented teacher coached five regional championship | ||
| teams and four state runners-up; notably, she has coached 14 teams | ||
| to district championships during the past decade; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In tribute to her excellence as a teacher and coach, | ||
| Mrs. Whitton received the Optimist Unlimited Teacher of the Year | ||
| Award in 2004, the Coca-Cola Educator of Distinction Award in 2005, | ||
| the UIL Sponsor Excellence Award in 2006, and the KRBC Elite | ||
| Educator Award in 2007; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Kay Whitton has a passion for teaching that has | ||
| benefited countless young Texans, and her hard work and dedication | ||
| are most appreciated by the citizens of the Lone Star State; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby commend Kay Whitton for her work with the UIL | ||
| academic team at Jim Ned High School in Tuscola and extend to her | ||
| best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mrs. Whitton as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| King of Taylor | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2234 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 25, 2007, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||