Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 932 - Sheldon, Janie; commend

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HR 932                                             LC 18 7312






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending Janie Sheldon; and for other purposes.

  1- 2  WHEREAS, Janie Sheldon is widely recognized throughout the
  1- 3  state as the profoundly proficient personification of
  1- 4  excellence in education; and

  1- 5  WHEREAS, this premier professional teacher has served with
  1- 6  honor and distinction as an educator at Parkview High School
  1- 7  in the Gwinnett County school system since 1985 and
  1- 8  currently instructs AP and gifted honors literature and
  1- 9  composition and gifted honors, honors, and basic English;
  1-10  and

  1-11  WHEREAS, she believes that her role as a teacher is to act
  1-12  as an instrument of inspiration and enthusiasm to her pupils
  1-13  and to create a positive learning environment through the
  1-14  encouragement of competitive instincts in her students; and

  1-15  WHEREAS, she is a conspicuously preeminent example of the
  1-16  important impact that the efforts of individual classroom
  1-17  teachers are making on the quality of education received by
  1-18  the children of this state; and

  1-19  WHEREAS, in addition to her remarkable role as a full-time
  1-20  teacher, she has dedicated innumerable hours of her time,
  1-21  talents, and energy to serve on behalf of the high school
  1-22  and school system in numerous capacities including
  1-23  facilitator of internships and independent study programs
  1-24  for gifted students; coordinator of the gifted honors
  1-25  program; coordinator and interviewer for the Governor's
  1-26  honors program; judge and initial sponsor of Odyssey of the
  1-27  Mind; and regional and state judge of the Academic
  1-28  Decathalon; and

  1-29  WHEREAS, she also serves with distinction as sponsor and
  1-30  coach of the Scholars Bowl Team, an extraordinary group of
  1-31  students who are required to spend a substantial number of
  1-32  after-school hours in practice competition and are selected
  1-33  because of their superior academic standing and their
  1-34  ability to demonstrate their comprehension and mastery of
  1-35  numerous subjects under pressure; and




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  2- 1  WHEREAS, under her expert and unwavering guidance, these
  2- 2  perspicacious students have developed and refined the mental
  2- 3  agility, verbal dexterity, and intellectual acumen that are
  2- 4  necessary for continued excellence in academic competition;
  2- 5  and

  2- 6  WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the often
  2- 7  unheralded yet dramatic influence which teachers such as
  2- 8  Janie Sheldon have on the quality of education received by
  2- 9  the children of this state be recognized appropriately.

  2-10  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  2-11  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body heartily
  2-12  recognize Janie Sheldon for over a decade of unparalleled
  2-13  and unexcelled commitment and singular contributions to the
  2-14  advancement of education in this state and heartily commend
  2-15  her for her exemplary efforts to ensure the unequaled
  2-16  quality of instruction received by the young people of this
  2-17  state.

  2-18  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2-19  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2-20  appropriate copy of this resolution to Janie Sheldon.



























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