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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The talented cast and crew from Tuloso-Midway High |
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School in Corpus Christi distinguished themselves by winning the 4A |
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title at the 2021 University Interscholastic League One-Act Play |
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State Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the other premier 4A theater groups on April |
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28 and 29 in San Antonio, the Tuloso-Midway team impressed the |
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judges with its stellar production of Over the River and Through the |
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Woods to earn top honors at the meet; the students had earlier |
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excelled at the district and bi-district levels in March and at the |
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regional event in April; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to contributing to the team championship |
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at state, several Tuloso-Midway students earned individual honors; |
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Lorena San Pedro won both the Best Performer and Samuel French |
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Awards, Cesar Palacios-Rocha was named to the All-Star Cast, and |
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Adam Flores Jr. was selected for the Honorable Mention All-Star |
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Cast; and |
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WHEREAS, Essential contributions were also made by the other |
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members of the team: Charity Brown, Jessie Calderon, Natalia |
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Canelo, Lauren Cavada, Montgomery Cortez, James Garcia, Jesse |
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Garibay, Erika Hernandez, Gabriella Lopez, Caleb Martinez, Gilbert |
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Martinez, Jodie Perez, Amadis Luna Rodriguez, Jessica Ruibal, Hazel |
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Ruibal, Viviana San Pedro, and Chrisiana Turcios; these determined |
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young Texans benefited from the support and guidance of teachers |
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Wendy Pratt, Curtis Ashby, and Lyn Esquivel; and |
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WHEREAS, Shortly after winning the one-act play title, the |
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Tuloso-Midway theater program received further acclaim when set |
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designer Chris Almaguer earned a bronze medal at the UIL Theatrical |
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Design State Meet, which took place on May 7 and 8; and |
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WHEREAS, By helping their school excel in state competition, |
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each of these students demonstrated hard work, skill, creativity, |
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and a determination to master their respective crafts, and they |
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will treasure their memories of their success for years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby congratulate the team from |
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Tuloso-Midway High School on winning the 4A title at the 2021 UIL |
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One-Act Play State Championships and extend sincere best wishes to |
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the students and teachers who contributed to this remarkable |
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achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |