Bill Text: TX HR1286 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Gabriela Ortega on being named the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year by the Harlandale Independent School District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-22 - Reported enrolled [HR1286 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1286-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1286 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Gabriela Ortega, a fine arts teacher at Adams | ||
| Elementary School in San Antonio, has been selected as the | ||
| 2012-2013 Harlandale Independent School District Teacher of the | ||
| Year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in Mexico, Ms. Ortega was 11 years old when she | ||
| moved to the United States with her family; she graduated at the top | ||
| of her class from Robert E. Lee High School and expanded her skills | ||
| at the North East School of the Arts, a magnet program; her | ||
| exceptional work earned her scholarships to the University of the | ||
| Incarnate Word, where she graduated magna cum laude; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Ortega joined the Adams faculty in 2009 and | ||
| immediately set about creating the school's fine arts curriculum | ||
| from scratch; today, Adams students can study drawing, painting, | ||
| watercolors, ceramics, printmaking, and sculpture, in addition to | ||
| music, keyboard, and choir; although her first student art show | ||
| attracted only 20 people, her hard work and persistence soon led to | ||
| an immensely popular event that now draws up to 600 visitors each | ||
| year; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This dynamic educator also helped start an | ||
| after-school arts club with Communities in Schools, and she serves | ||
| as the coordinator of the annual HISD art show and as the | ||
| representative of Adams Elementary for the Cultural Arts Parade; | ||
| moreover, she tutors bilingual students in preparation for state | ||
| testing; she is a talented artist and has exhibited her work at the | ||
| Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center and the Blue Star Arts Complex; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through her ingenuity, energy, and genuine | ||
| enthusiasm, Gabriela Ortega has inspired her students to embrace | ||
| their creativity, and in so doing, she has fostered in them an | ||
| increased appreciation of the arts; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Gabriela Ortega on her selection as | ||
| the 2012-2013 Teacher of the Year by the Harlandale Independent | ||
| School District and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| success with her important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Ortega as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Farias | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1286 was adopted by the House on April | ||
| 17, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
