2026 SESSION
INTRODUCED
26108136D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 342
Offered March 9, 2026
Commending Merissa Bartoli.
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Patron—Guzman
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WHEREAS, Merissa Bartoli, a kindergarten teacher at Piney Branch Elementary School in Prince William County, received the Smart/Maher Citizenship Education Teacher of the Year Award at the kindergarten through fifth-grade level for the 2025–2026 school year from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Virginia; and
WHEREAS, Merissa Bartoli has dedicated 24 years to the education of young people, working tirelessly every day to nurture her students' academic, social, and emotional growth; and
WHEREAS, the daughter of a United States Army colonel and granddaughter of two World War II veterans, Merissa Bartoli has devoted herself to the success and well-being of military-connected students and families at Piney Branch Elementary School; and