SENATE COMMEMORATION   NO. 11

        Introduced by: Senators Hagen, Duxbury, Hutmacher, Koetzle, Moore, Reedy, and Volesky and Representatives Bradford and Valandra  

         A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION,  Honoring Betty Schultes, an outstanding special education teacher at Pine Ridge High School.

     WHEREAS,  Betty Schultes has mainstreamed her group of students, whom she has taught since preschool, into the regular classroom and has built their skills to enhance their real world experiences; and

     WHEREAS,  Betty's students have learned life-supporting skills working at various jobs in and around Pine Ridge, and through summer programs such as the Black Hills Workshop in Rapid City, her students have integrated into factory assembly jobs; and

     WHEREAS,  Betty has been totally engaged in her work, a truly dedicated teacher who enjoys watching her students grow and to become productive members of society and to achieve many family goals:

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED,  by the Seventy-seventh Legislature of the State of South Dakota, that Betty Schultes be congratulated for her outstanding achievements in special education.