Bill Text: TX SR249 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Emily Ramirez on the occasion of being named the 2025 International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council of Dallas/Fort Worth.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2025-03-13 - Reported enrolled [SR249 Detail]
Download: Texas-2025-SR249-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Emily Ramirez of Lake Highlands High School in the | ||
| Richardson Independent School District has been named the 2025 | ||
| International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs Council | ||
| of Dallas/Fort Worth; and | ||
| WHEREAS, This award recognizes teachers and administrators | ||
| who go above and beyond their typical responsibilities in order | ||
| to expand their students' knowledge of world affairs and increase | ||
| opportunities for international learning; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A distinguished educator with 13 years of | ||
| experience, Ms. Ramirez currently teaches AP World History and | ||
| Mexican American Studies at Lake Highlands High School; as the | ||
| Junior World Affairs Council sponsor, she cocreated the Global | ||
| Awareness Speaker Series, which brings experts in global health, | ||
| international business, diplomacy, and human rights to the | ||
| campus; she has also organized numerous supply drives and | ||
| disaster relief initiatives, and she regularly mentors students | ||
| during discussions of current events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Ramirez is a graduate of the University of | ||
| Oklahoma, where she earned her bachelor's degree in political | ||
| science, and she also holds a certificate in nonprofit management | ||
| from Dallas College; among her many accomplishments, she was | ||
| selected for a WACDFW travel fellowship to Morocco in 2019, and | ||
| she was named the Teacher of the Year for her campus in 2022; in | ||
| addition, a number of her students have been selected as | ||
| recipients of the 20 Under 20 Award from the WACDFW, and the JWAC | ||
| program at Lake Highlands has garnered several awards, including | ||
| being ranked as a Top 10 JWAC for the past five years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By fostering global citizenship, academic | ||
| excellence, and leadership skills, Emily Ramirez has benefited | ||
| countless young Texans, and she is indeed deserving of this | ||
| prestigious accolade; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Emily Ramirez on her selection as the | ||
| 2025 International Educator of the Year by the World Affairs | ||
| Council of Dallas/Fort Worth and extend to her sincere best | ||
| wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Ramirez as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Johnson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on March 13, 2025. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
