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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 951 Offered February 13, 2019 Commending Jamie Follin Nichols. ---------- Patrons-- Rasoul; Senators: Ebbin and Edwards ----------

WHEREAS, Jamie Follin Nichols, a sixth-grade science teacher at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke City Public Schools who motivates and inspires countless students, was named the 2018 Roanoke Teacher of the Year and the 2019 Region VI Teacher of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Nichols holds a bachelor’s degree in wildlife science and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Nichols brings over a decade of experience to the education field, formerly serving as a science and math teacher in a rural middle school in Shenandoah County and working as the math and science assessment manager for PowerSchool; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Nichols returned to the classroom at Lucy Addison Middle School because she missed instructing students; at her school, she is known as an upbeat, dedicated science teacher who uses traditional and innovative techniques to keep her students engaged in and out of the classroom; and

WHEREAS, Jamie Nichols received the Roanoke Teacher of the Year award on April 26, 2018, and the 2019 Region VI Teacher of the Year award on September 6, 2018; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Jamie Follin Nichols, sixth-grade science teacher at Lucy Addison Middle School in Roanoke City Public Schools, for motivating and inspiring countless students and for being named the 2018 Roanoke Teacher of the Year and the 2019 Region VI Teacher of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Jamie Follin Nichols as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her exemplary ability to impart to students a foundation for lifelong learning.