TITLE: Congratulating Rosbel Pena on being named the 2012-2013 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated Independent School District.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Rosbel Pena on being named the 2012-2013 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated Independent School District.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Rosbel Pena has been named the 2012-2013 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated Independent School District; and WHEREAS, The son of Mexican immigrants, Mr. Pena spent the summers of his youth working in the fields alongside his family; his parents taught him the importance of education, recognizing it as a means to build a better life; while studying at The University of Texas--Pan American, he was invited to tutor migrant students at Lamar Middle School in McAllen, and this powerful experience inspired him to become an educator; and WHEREAS, Mr. Pena joined the Mission CISD faculty in 1992; currently a sixth grade math teacher at Alton Memorial Junior High School, he remains committed to ensuring the success of every child he teaches, and he seeks to empower his students to realize their potential and to fulfill their dreams; outside of the classroom, he helps coach the football and track and field teams, oversees the Destination Imagination and calculator application competitors, and writes mathematics curriculum for the district; and WHEREAS, Educators play a vital role in fostering the ability, intellect, and self-confidence of children during their formative years, and Rosbel Pena has helped many young Texans to develop a love of learning that will serve them well throughout their lives; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Rosbel Pena on being named the 2012-2013 Secondary Teacher of the Year by the Mission Consolidated Independent School District and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Pena as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Munoz, Jr. Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2757 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House