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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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