Full Text of HR0444 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Melody Watson on | 4 | | her admirable career as an educator and on the occasion of her | 5 | | retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson first began teaching in District 308 | 7 | | at Oswego Junior High and Thompson Junior High; she taught | 8 | | health education to 6th and 8th-grade students and life science | 9 | | to 7th-grade students; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson taught as a substitute teacher at | 11 | | DuPue High School and Buda Western High School while starting | 12 | | her family; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, When Melody Watson returned to work full-time, she | 14 | | returned to District 308; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson worked at Traughber Junior High | 16 | | School, where she taught a 6th-grade self-contained class and | 17 | | regular and honors math; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2006, Melody Watson transferred to Plank Junior | 19 | | High School, where she taught regular and honors math until her | 20 | | retirement; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure, Melody Watson was honored with | 2 | | the Traughber Junior High VIP Award and the Village of Oswego | 3 | | Outstanding Education recognition; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson served as an outdoor education | 5 | | coordinator, junior high math curriculum coordinator, District | 6 | | 308 Five-Year Plan Committee member, Traughber Junior High | 7 | | School Improvement Team member, and Plant Junior High Building | 8 | | Leadership Team member; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson was involved in junior high | 10 | | athletics and served as an athletic aide, intramural basketball | 11 | | sponsor, athletic director, and coach for volleyball, track, | 12 | | and cheerleading; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson was an active member and officer of | 14 | | the Oswego Education Association and the Oswego Foundation for | 15 | | Educational Excellence; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson spent a total of 35 years in | 17 | | education, with 31 of them being in District 308; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Melody Watson is recognized for dedicating her | 19 | | life's work to the Oswego community, and especially for her | 20 | | kindness and patience; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we congratulate Melody Watson on her 35 years in education, her | 4 | | dedication to the Oswego community, and her retirement; and be | 5 | | it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Melody Watson as a symbol of our respect and | 8 | | esteem.
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