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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY FALLON 1 3 (COMPANION TO LSB 4412SS BY SZYMONIAK) 1 4 A House Resolution congratulating Ms. Ruth Ann Gaines 1 5 for being named the Iowa Teacher of the Year for 1998. 1 6 WHEREAS, Ms. Ruth Ann Gaines earned her 1 7 undergraduate degree from Clark College in Dubuque and 1 8 her master's degree from the University of California 1 9 at Santa Barbara; and 1 10 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines has worked as a drama teacher 1 11 at East High School in Des Moines for 27 years; and 1 12 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines created a high school mime 1 13 troupe "Scarlet Vibrations" and an award-winning 1 14 performance group "Voices of Change," the student 1 15 members of which write and perform nationally on 1 16 diversity-related topics; and 1 17 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines seeks out students who are 1 18 academically or personally at-risk, encouraging the 1 19 students to join the drama program as a means to build 1 20 self-esteem, and as a result of her efforts, more 1 21 students are enrolled in the East High School drama 1 22 program than are enrolled in any other Des Moines high 1 23 school drama program; and 1 24 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines believes that teaching is an 1 25 art form and daily crafts an atmosphere where each 1 26 student can achieve their full potential; and 1 27 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines has been an activist for 1 28 cultural and racial understanding, creating both a 1 29 student and a teacher "leadership council" and 1 30 conducting numerous workshops for fellow teachers on 2 1 the issues of cultural awareness and diversity; and 2 2 WHEREAS, Ms. Gaines was nominated for Teacher of 2 3 the Year by the Principal of East High School and was 2 4 selected for the award by a panel of judges composed 2 5 of representatives from the Iowa Department of 2 6 Education, the Iowa State Education Association, the 2 7 School Administrators of Iowa, the Parent Teacher 2 8 Association, and other professionals; and 2 9 WHEREAS, as Iowa's Teacher of the Year, Ms. Gaines 2 10 is granted a one-year sabbatical to visit schools and 2 11 speak to community groups as Iowa's Ambassador for 2 12 Education during the 1998-1999 school year; and 2 13 WHEREAS, educators representing 14 national 2 14 education organizations nationally selected Ms. 2 15 Gaines from among the teachers of the year in each of 2 16 the 50 states to be one of four finalists for 1998 2 17 National Teacher of the Year, to be announced in April 2 18 1998 by the President of the United States; NOW 2 19 THEREFORE, 2 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 21 That the House of Representatives honors Ms. Ruth Ann 2 22 Gaines of East High School in Des Moines for her 2 23 exemplary work in education, applauds her efforts and 2 24 achievements in bringing out the best in East High 2 25 School's students, and congratulates her for her 2 26 outstanding accomplishment in being named the Iowa 2 27 Teacher of the Year for 1998. 2 28 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That an official copy of 2 29 this Resolution be prepared for presentation to Ms. 2 30 Ruth Ann Gaines. 3 1 LSB 4412HH 77 3 2 kh/cf/28
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