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Presented by Mr. Shields
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WHEREAS, Frank Casorio graduated from Penn Hills High School in 1964and attended Duquesne University from where he graduated with honors, he then went on to earn his Masters Degree from Villanova; and,
WHEREAS, Frank started teaching at Taylor Allderdice High School in 1968 and became the Instructional Teacher Leader for the department in 1992, under his leadership, the department has earned a Silver Globe distinction as one of the 17 exemplary high school world language programs in Pennsylvania; and,
WHEREAS, Frank Casorio, has been a motivating, and inspirational role model to his students, many of whom have followed him into the profession; and,
WHEREAS, he is often identified by students who are named All-Star Achievers by the Post Gazette as the teacher that has influenced them the most. He was interviewed on a Chicago radio program by a former student now a radio personality, during Saluting Teacher's Week as the person who had a great influence on her life; and,
WHEREAS, after 37 years in the teaching profession Frank Casorio will be retiring at the end of the 2004-05 school year.
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby salute Frank Casorio on 37 years of teaching and for being a positive role model on the lives of our children; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh does hereby declare Tuesday June 7, 2005 to be "Frank Casorio Day" here in the City of Pittsburgh.