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l <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 2, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. _Q <br /> SUBJECT: Resolution Honoring Marcia Argo, Orange County Schools Teacher <br /> DEPARTMENT: County Commissioners PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Barry Jacobs, Chair <br /> Resolution John Link, ext. 2300 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To recognize and honor Marcia Argo, an Orange County Schools teacher at <br /> Efland-Cheeks Elementary School, for her approximately fifty (50) years of service in the field of <br /> education in the State of Georgia and in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Marcia Argo, an Orange County Schools teacher at Efland-Cheeks <br /> Elementary School, has served approximately fifty (50) years in the field of education. In 1985, <br /> Mrs. Argo retired from State of Georgia Public School Systems after more than 33 years of <br /> instructional service. In 1986, she began an interim position at Cameron Park School in <br /> Hillsborough, and during the next two years filled in an interim position at Efland-Cheeks <br /> Elementary. In 1989, she began serving in a third grade class at Efland-Cheeks Elementary, <br /> and this year moved to a remedial reading position. <br /> Mrs. Argo's educational background includes an undergraduate degree from Piedmont College <br /> in northeast Georgia, a Masters of Education from the University of Georgia, a 6' year Degree <br /> of Education from the University of Georgia, and the completion of coursework toward a <br /> Doctorate. She pursued all of these degrees while raising a family of three daughters and <br /> actively teaching. <br /> Mrs. Argo's other achievements include Life Certification in Education from the State of <br /> Georgia, continuing education and rigorously maintaining her re-certification, and continuing to <br /> teach and voluntarily tutor today's youth. (Mrs. Argo has always voluntarily tutored beyond the <br /> classroom hours to ensure that students progressed toward their goals.) Education was such a <br /> focus in the Argo home that her husband James joined her in the teaching profession during the <br /> 1960's and two of their three daughters also entered the profession. <br /> Mrs. Argo and her husband live at 2715 Ode Turner Road in Hillsborough. She enjoys <br /> spending time with her three daughters, twelve grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. <br />