A house RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR GLENDA BIGBY, PRINCIPAL OF RIVER RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN MOORE, AND to EXPRESS DEEP APPRECIATION TO HER FOR FIFTY YEARS AS AN EDUCATOR IN SOUTH CAROLINA.

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives values the exceptional educators in the Palmetto State, like Glenda Bigby, who labor to teach our youth to become productive citizens; and

Whereas, Ms. Bigby attended the public schools in Spartanburg and graduated from Dorman High School in 1970; and

Whereas. in preparation for her life's vocation as an educator, she earned a bachelor's degree from   Winthrop University in 1974. Three years later in 1977, she earned a master's degree and later a doctorate in education in 2007, both from the University of South Carolina; and

Whereas, Ms. Bigby taught the first grade for twenty-four years and second grade for one year at Wellford Elementary in the Town of Wellford in Spartanburg County; and

Whereas, since 2000, she has served as a curriculum facilitator, assistant principal, and principal at River Ridge Elementary School in Moore, also in Spartanburg County; and

Whereas, on June 30, 2024, Ms. Bigby will have completed fifty years, a half century, as an educator in Spartanburg County; and

Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives celebrates this milestone anniversary with Ms. Bigby and her colleagues, and the members thank her for helping to shape the minds of the youth in this great State and wish her many more years as an educator. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:

That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Glenda Bigby, principal of River Ridge Elementary School in Moore, and express deep appreciation to her for fifty years as an educator in South Carolina.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Glenda Bigby.

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