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Bill 4857

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4857
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000330
Primary Sponsor:                  Walker
All Sponsors:                     Walker and Allison
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11949ac00.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20000404
Subject:                          Mrs. Gloria Coleman, Resolutions


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000404  Received from Senate
Senate  20000404  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   20000330  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate


              Versions of This Bill

TO RECOGNIZE AND EXTEND SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS TO MRS. GLORIA COLEMAN OF LYMAN, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHER AT O. P. EARLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LANDRUM, SOUTH CAROLINA, FOR BEING SELECTED AS THE NATIONAL WINNER OF THE VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION TEACHER AWARD.

Whereas, Mrs. Gloria Coleman was selected as the national winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Citizenship Education Teacher Award for elementary schools; and

Whereas, she was nominated by the Landrum Chapter of the VFW, Post 4873 for this national award and was selected as one of three honorees from fifty-two nominees; and

Whereas, Mrs. Coleman, a lifelong resident of Lyman, graduated from Chapman High School and received her bachelor's degree at Winthrop University, followed by a master's degree from Converse College; and

Whereas, she has been an educator in Spartanburg County District One Schools for twenty-three years, nineteen of which she has taught at O. P. Earle Elementary School in Landrum; and

Whereas, through her passion for teaching and dedication to excellence, Mrs. Coleman has taken innovation and creativity in the classroom to new heights, providing students with exciting, stimulating, and memorable learning experiences; and

Whereas, among the highlights of the year for Mrs. Coleman's fifth-grade class is an overnight revolutionary war encampment experience where the students go back in time living, eating, and sleeping like soldiers, studying the customs of the day, and learning about this important period in our nation's history; and

Whereas, whether this extraordinary teacher is dressed in period costume, or guiding her students on visits to veterans' graves, or spearheading the school sponsorship of a dog to race in the Iditarod, she brings history to life and makes learning a truly meaningful experience; and

Whereas, Mrs. Coleman is an exemplary mentor and passionate teacher, dedicated to fostering civic responsibility, promoting democratic values, and instilling a sense of national pride and patriotism; and

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina General Assembly wish to extend their sincere appreciation to Mrs. Coleman for her outstanding contributions to education in South Carolina. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly recognize and extend sincere congratulations to Mrs. Gloria Coleman of Lyman, South Carolina, social studies teacher at O. P. Earle Elementary School, Landrum, South Carolina, Spartanburg County School District One, for being selected as the national winner of the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Citizenship Education Teacher Award.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Mrs. Gloria Coleman, 370 Edwards Store Road, Lyman, South Carolina 29365.

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