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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING AND COMMENDING MARY ANN CANTINO ON BEING | |
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INDUCTED INTO THE COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION HALL OF | |
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FAME | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Guthrie, Tomasso, Nunes, and Serpa | |
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Date Introduced: March 26, 2013 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann Cantino has made an unprecedented contribution to Coventry |
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High School with her extraordinary service to the school’s students, parents, teachers and |
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administrators; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann attended North Cambridge Catholic High School in Cambridge, |
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MA, and received an Associate’s Degree in Secretarial Sciences from Graham Junior College in |
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Boston, MA, in 1961. Upon graduation she was hired by the college and ran an office there for |
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the next five years. Graham Junior College awarded Mary Ann a Certificate of Merit upon |
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completion of her employment; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann embarked on a new career when she began to work in a four-hour |
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position in the night school at the Coventry Career and Technical Center. In 1980, after three |
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years in this position, Mary Ann was hired by the Coventry Public Schools as a clerk in the |
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Middle School under then Principal Ed Lombardi; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1987, Mary Ann was transferred to Coventry High School to work with |
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Jim DiPrete. Mary Ann threw herself into the job of managing the office, handling parents and |
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students, and screening contacts for faculty and administration alike. In addition, through her |
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effective leadership and passion for Coventry High School, Mary Ann became a master of the |
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budget, helping the administration and staff to use the allocated funds effectively; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann demonstrated her true value when Jim DiPrete decided to retire |
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in 1993. The next several years were punctuated by a litany of principals and vice principals |
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whose stay was too short. Through it all, Mary Ann embodied calm continuity. She knew the |
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parents, kids, and teachers and understood the budget inside and out; and |
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WHEREAS, Mary Ann served as the go-to person at Coventry High School. Providing |
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the stability needed to navigate through the rough waters, Mary Ann demonstrated diligence, |
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courage, skill, and stamina just when everyone needed it. Her sense of humor helped keep |
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problems in perspective. Without her skill and dedication, Coventry High School would have |
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been in disarray; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby congratulates and commends Mary Ann Cantino on her induction |
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into the Coventry High School Alumni Association Hall of Fame for the extraordinary service she |
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has rendered to students, parents, teachers, and administrators; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mary Ann Cantino. |
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