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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING PETER STETSON ON HIS RETIREMENT AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS

OF DEDICATED SERVICE EDUCATING THE YOUNG PEOPLE AT COVENTRY HIGH

SCHOOL

     Introduced By: Senators Kettle, Raptakis, Morgan, Metts, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: May 31, 2017

     Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration

     WHEREAS, To the very good fortune of many a Coventry High School student, Peter

Stetson began his dedicated career in the field of education four decades ago on September 27th of

1977; and

     WHEREAS, Mr. Stetson is a highly creative Science teacher at Coventry High School,

whose can-do attitude combined with dynamic teaching methods, relevant subject matter, and

remarkable apparel eccentricities have made him a stand-out teacher and have played a vital role

in the educational experience for many young people in the Town of Coventry; and

     WHEREAS, Notably dedicated to his students and education, Mr. Stetson was named the

2007 Southern Rhode Island Conservation Teacher of the Year, and has been recognized for his

volunteerism at Yawgoog Scout Preservation and for his excellent attendance during several

school years as well as perfect attendance during the 2010/2011 school year; and

     WHEREAS, Spending countless hours assisting students in afterschool activities, Mr.

Stetson runs the Envirothon Club, presented at a Professional Development Day, helped organize

the 7th annual HUNT at the school, and worked with students on the 2009/2010 school Service

Learning project; and

     WHEREAS, One of the more extraordinary projects that Mr. Stetson's students have been

able to study is the yearly rearing of sixty or so trout fingerlings, donated from a fish hatchery in

North Kingstown and raised in an enormous refrigerated and filtrated tank at the school; and

     WHEREAS, Peter Stetson has always gone above and beyond, and his accomplishments

and the positive impact he has had on lives of myriad young people in Coventry and this state will

be felt for generations; now, therefore be it

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

hereby honors and commends Peter Stetson on his retirement after more than 40 outstanding

years of service to thousands of students in the Town of Coventry. We thank him for all his

efforts, and wish him good health, fulfillment and much success in all his future endeavors; and

be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Peter Stetson.

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