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JACKSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Sue Cates, Elementary Teacher at St. Martin North Elementary School, is retiring following twenty-five years of dedicated service to the education of young students, all of which were at St. Martin North Elementary, and;

WHEREAS, she has used her knowledge and skills to challenge students to reach their highest levels of abilities, and helped them develop socially and emotionally, and;

WHEREAS, she has encouraged students to exhibit good citizenship and develop a sense of right and wrong and take pride in who they are, and;

WHEREAS, she was voted the 1991-1992 St. Martin North Teacher of the Year by her peers, and the annual dedications were in her honor in 1984-1985 and 1992-1993, and;

WHEREAS, she has served as St. Martin North P.T. O. President, the Annual Sponsor, and Coordinator of the Awards’ Day Ceremonies, and;

WHEREAS, she planned and organized the Spring Carnival for our students and their parents, and;

WHEREAS, she served as Grand Marshal of the 2005 Krewe of Kindergarten Mardi Gras parade, and;

WHEREAS, she had volunteered her husband to remodel and build a new office for St. Martin North, and;

WHEREAS, she has performed her responsibilities with the utmost professionalism, dedication, and compassion, and;

WHEREAS, her integrity, sincerity, sense of humor, and cooperative spirit will be missed.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Jackson County Board of Education joins with the District Administration, School Administration, the staff, and students in offering our sincere appreciation and commendation for these twenty-five years of dedicated service, and;

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we join her family and many friends in wishing her a most happy and productive time of retirement from her chosen profession in education.

DONE BY ORDER OF THE JACKSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION, this the twenty-fifth day of May, in the year two thousand and five, A.D.

Jackson County Board of Education

______Kenneth A. Fountain, Chairman Randal B. Turner, Vice Chairman

______Thomas L. Tootle, Secretary David Sims, Board Member

______Eugene Owenby, Board Member Rucks Robinson, Superintendent