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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Eastlake High School FFA chapter in |
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El Paso have earned great distinction during the 2022-2023 school |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Among its awards, the Eastlake FFA chapter claimed a |
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10th-place showing at the area Agricultural Issues Forum Leadership |
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Development Event; in this competition, students research a current |
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agricultural issue, create a portfolio, develop a presentation that |
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outlines the pros and cons of their topic, and present their |
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findings to a panel of judges; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 2022, Eastlake competed at the Rocky |
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Mountain District Leadership Development Event, excelling in |
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categories including senior and Spanish creed speaking, |
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agricultural advocacy, greenhand quiz, and senior quiz; its |
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first-place and second-place teams advanced to the Area 2 |
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Leadership Development Events, where they performed well in |
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agricultural advocacy, agricultural issues forum, greenhand and |
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senior quiz, and senior creed speaking; in February 2023, the |
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Eastlake contingent competed at the Rocky Mountain District |
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Speaking Development Event finishing second in agriculture policy, |
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prepared public speaking, and soil stewardship as well as third in |
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animal science; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of the year, Eastlake FFA students |
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exhibited their poultry, rabbit, lamb, goat, and swine projects at |
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the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, the San Angelo Stock Show, and |
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the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and at the El Paso County Fair, |
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the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo, and the State Fair of |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Through countless hours of preparation and an |
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unwavering commitment to excellence, the Eastlake FFA members have |
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brought tremendous credit to their school and their community, and |
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they may take justifiable pride in their many successes; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Eastlake High School FFA |
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chapter on its outstanding achievements throughout the 2022-2023 |
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school year and extend to all those associated with the club sincere |
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best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the FFA chapter as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |