TWENTIETH NORTHERN MARIANAS COMMONWEAL TH LEGISLATURE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ----- ,2017 ------, 2017 H. Res. 20- I j

A HOUSE RESOLUTION

Congratulating Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos on being selected as the 2018 CNMI Teacher of the Year and commending her for dedication and devotion to providing her students with a quality .

1 1 WHEREAS, the 20 h Northern Marianas Commonwealth House of

2 Representatives is deeply honored to recognize Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos for

3 dedicating a significant amount of her time and devotion to give students in the

4 Commonwealth a quality education; and

5 WHEREAS, Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos was born on June 16, 1982

6 on the beautiful island of and raised by proud parents Antonio Lizama

7 Mendiola and Fidelia Maratita Mendiola; and

8 WHEREAS, Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos has been married to her

9 loving and supportive husband, Mr. Jaime A. Santos and is blessed with a

10 wonderful daughter Aliah Roma M. Santos; and

11 WHEREAS, Ms. Antinelle Mendiola Santos attained her Bachelor's

12 degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa; and

13 WHEREAS, after obtaining her Bachelor's degree, Ms. Antinelle

14 Mendiola Santos returned to Rota in 2009 and has been teaching at Rota High HOUSE RESOLUTION20- 'g

1 School (now Dr. Rita Inos Hocog Jr. Sr. High School); and

2 WHEREAS, Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos found her calling as a

3 teacher upon her return to Rota and has been teaching for the past eight years; and

4 WHEREAS, Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos teaches both within the

5 classroom and online for all CNMI students in which she has been an online

6 technology instructor for , Rota and Tinian for the past three years; and

7 WHEREAS, Ms. Antenille Mendiola Santos was previously selected as

8 the Dr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr. Sr. High School and through her continued hard work

9 and dedication in providing quality education to her students earned her the title of

10 2018 CNMI Teacher of the Year; and

11 WHEREAS, aside from being an accomplished and effective teacher, Ms.

12 Antenille Mendiola Santos is also known to students, parents, staff and the

13 community as an individual who cares deeply for her community and the well

14 being of others;

15 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Speaker

16 of the House of Respresentative shall certify and the House Clerk shall attest to

17 the adoption of this resolution and thereafter transmit certified copies to Ms.

18 Antinelle Mendiola Santos; Glenn Mufia, Acting Commissioner, CNMI Public

19 School System; the Honorable Ralph DLG. Torres, Governor of the

20 Commonwealth of the ; the Honorable Arnold I.

21 Palacios, Senate President, Twentieth Northern Marianas Commonwealth

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1 Legislature; the Honorable Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, CNMI Delegate to

2 the 115thUnited States Congress.

Prefiled: 1 d.../ 7 /11

Introduced by: ~4,_ l...;.e,,._. R lenn L. atita

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