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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING SYDNEY CULBERTSON FOR BEING NAMED THE RICHMOND

GRANGE 2013 COMMUNITY SERVICE "TEACHER OF THE YEAR"

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, and Cool Rumsey

     Date Introduced: March 27, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, For her dedication to young people and education, Sydney Culbertson has

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been named the 2013 “Teacher of the Year” by the Richmond Grange. This recognition is a

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momentous tribute to an exceptional individual who has had a significant and profound impact on

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the lives of her students; and

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     WHEREAS, Combining a genuine love of teaching with boundless generosity, Sydney

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Culbertson has led young people through the intricacies and nuances of growing up. She guides

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her students to become effective and contributing members of the community, thereby facilitating

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their lifelong success; and

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     WHEREAS, Sydney’s dream of becoming a teacher began at a very young age, when she

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was inspired by her elementary school teachers to help others. While in elementary school she

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volunteered as a unified partner at the Special Olympics and continued her support throughout her

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middle school, high school, and college years. She was named the 2003 Unified Partner of the

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Year, and has been a coach for all of the Special Olympics sports. Sydney is currently in charge

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of the young athletes program; and

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     WHEREAS, These experiences encouraged Sydney to become a Special Education

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teacher. Sydney graduated from Rhode Island College and started working at the Wickford

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Middle School with the Special Education students. Originally working with an Enhanced Life

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Program, she is currently in charge of the Alternative Learning Program; and

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     WHEREAS, Through all her actions, Sydney demonstrates her great love, not only for

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the students that she teaches, but also for the young athletes that she coaches in the Special

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Olympics; and

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     WHEREAS, Sydney Culbertson’s positive impact on her students’ lives has certainly

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qualified her as one of the “best of the best” in the state, and she has wholly distinguished herself

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as a person worthy of our praise and admiration; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates and honors Sydney Culbertson on being named the 2013 Teacher of the

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Year by the Richmond Grange #6, and wish her continued success in all her future endeavors;

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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 Sydney Culbertson.

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