Bill Text: TX HCR56 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Christopher McLeod of Brazoswood High School on his selection as the 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-04-06 - Signed by the Governor [HCR56 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HCR56-Enrolled.html
| H.C.R. No. 56 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Christopher McLeod of Brazoswood High School in | ||
| Clute has been named the 2023 Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year by | ||
| the Texas Association of School Administrators; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Since 2011, the Texas Teacher of the Year program | ||
| has recognized and rewarded faculty members who have demonstrated | ||
| an outstanding commitment to classroom education and whose efforts | ||
| and example have inspired their students, their colleagues, and the | ||
| communities they serve; prior to receiving this distinction, | ||
| Mr. McLeod was selected as a teacher of the year at the campus, | ||
| district, and regional levels; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McLeod teaches 10th- through 12th-grade rocket | ||
| engineering at Brazoswood High School as a part of the Brazosport | ||
| Independent School District's Career and Technical Education | ||
| program; while fostering the development of engineering skills, he | ||
| also focuses on encouraging his students to become collaborators | ||
| and problem solvers; through research, design, and fabrication, his | ||
| students learn how to build fully functioning rockets, and they | ||
| have also hosted design meetings with professionals from a number | ||
| of companies, including Blue Origin, SpaceX, NASA, Dow, and BASF; | ||
| in addition, members of his Rocketry III class recently set a record | ||
| with their Goddard Horizon I rocket at a launch in White Sands, New | ||
| Mexico, which flew more than 45,000 feet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Throughout his 11-year career as an educator, | ||
| Mr. McLeod has taught physics, chemistry, and engineering, as well | ||
| as student council and teen leadership; he holds a bachelor's | ||
| degree in marine science from Texas A&M University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chris McLeod exemplifies the passion, | ||
| determination, and innovative spirit that are the hallmarks of our | ||
| best teachers, and he has set a standard of excellence to which all | ||
| in his profession may aspire; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the 88th Legislature of the State of Texas | ||
| hereby congratulate Christopher McLeod on his selection as the 2023 | ||
| Texas Secondary Teacher of the Year and extend to him sincere best | ||
| wishes for continued success with his important work; and, be it | ||
| further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives and Senate. | ||
| Vasut | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 8, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 0, 2 present, not | ||
| voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.C.R. No. 56 was adopted by the Senate on | ||
| March 21, 2023, by a viva-voce vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
