HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 98-4687, by Representatives Veloria, Cody, McCune, Keiser and Dunn

     WHEREAS, Cynthia Chesak has served with distinction in the field of education, as a teacher at Foster High School in Tukwila; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Chesak is one of one hundred fifty educators around the country who have received the 1997 Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award for exceptional educational talent and distinguished achievement in developing innovative curricula, programs, and teaching methods; and

     WHEREAS, The Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award has honored one thousand one hundred seventy educators across thirty-five states in the last decade, providing awardees with an unrestricted gift of twenty-five thousand dollars; and

     WHEREAS, Ms. Chesak will participate in the Milken Family Foundation National Education Conference in June 1998, to share ideas and concerns regarding education with other distinguished educators, state school chiefs and legislators, and leaders of government and business;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the great contribution made by Cynthia Chesak to the educational environment of Washington State, and extend congratulations on her educational success stories and her great devotion to children and learning.

I hereby certify this to be a true and correct copy of

Resolution 4687 adopted by the House of Representatives

                   February 4, 1998.

            ________________________________

             Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk