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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Andrea Linette Rodriguez won first place in the |
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Elementary School Level category at the 2023 Being Bilingual Essay |
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Competition hosted by the National Association for Bilingual |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, A third-grade student at Sanchez Elementary School |
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in the McAllen Independent School District, Andrea was selected as |
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the winner for her essay titled "The Language of Home," which |
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describes her experiences growing up in a bilingual environment; in |
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addition, she was invited to read her essay in both English and |
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Spanish at the NABE 2023 Awards Luncheon in Portland, Oregon; and |
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WHEREAS, Andrea is currently enrolled in a dual-language |
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class at Sanchez Elementary; first established in 2013, the |
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school's dual-language program teaches students how to read, write, |
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and speak in both English and Spanish; and |
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WHEREAS, With her fine showing in the Being Bilingual Essay |
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Competition, Andrea Rodriguez has brought great credit to her |
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school and her community, and she may indeed take pride in a job |
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well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Andrea Linette Rodriguez on |
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winning first place in the Elementary School Level category at the |
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2023 Being Bilingual Essay Competition and extend to her sincere |
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best wishes for continued success in all her endeavors; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Andrea Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |