By: Cuellar, H. H.R. No. 718 73R11000 PFG-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 an outstanding student and Laredo resident, Melissa Medina, on her 1-3 recent nomination for the United States Border Patrol Youth of the 1-4 Year award; and 1-5 WHEREAS, A popular and talented senior at J. W. Nixon High 1-6 School in Laredo, Ms. Medina is one of the top 10 students in her 1-7 class and excels at her studies, particularly in math and science, 1-8 in which areas she is enrolled in gifted and talented courses; and 1-9 WHEREAS, She also finds time for many extracurricular 1-10 activities, including the National Honor Society and the NASA 1-11 Science Club; in addition, she has been involved in University 1-12 Interscholastic League math, science, number sense, and calculator 1-13 competition throughout her high school career, and she recently won 1-14 first place overall in the 1993 Laredo Independent School District 1-15 Science Fair; and 1-16 WHEREAS, The deserving recipient of the Naval Achievement 1-17 Award, this remarkable young woman also placed first at the 1-18 National Engineering Design Challenge and has been chosen to 1-19 represent her region at the International Science Fair in 1-20 Mississippi; and 1-21 WHEREAS, In addition, she has been selected as student of the 1-22 year at J. W. Nixon High School by the League of United Latin 1-23 American Citizens; and 1-24 WHEREAS, An enthusiastic participant in the summer Upward 2-1 Bound math and science programs and the Tex-Prep Engineering 2-2 Program, she also has generously shared her time with a number of 2-3 worthy civic organizations, including the American Cancer Society, 2-4 the March of Dimes, and the Children's Museum, and is active in the 2-5 Catholic Church; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Ms. Medina plans to attend The University of Texas 2-7 at Austin to earn bachelor's and master's degrees and to continue 2-8 her education at Harvard University or the Massachusetts Institute 2-9 of Technology to earn a doctorate in mechanical engineering, which 2-10 she hopes to put to good use after returning to Laredo and opening 2-11 her own engineering firm; to date, she has earned two scholarships, 2-12 the Texas Achievement Award Scholarship and the D. D. Hachar Fund 2-13 Scholarship, that will aid her in making this dream become a 2-14 reality; and 2-15 WHEREAS, Throughout her schooling, Ms. Medina has received 2-16 the loving support of her parents, Jesus and Maria Medina, who have 2-17 provided her with unfailing encouragement and are justifiably proud 2-18 of her achievements, as are her sister, Vanessa, and the faculty 2-19 and her fellow students at J. W. Nixon High School; and 2-20 WHEREAS, A truly outstanding young woman, she has attained 2-21 notable success in all her endeavors and is indeed deserving of 2-22 special praise and legislative recognition on the occasion of her 2-23 latest honor; now, therefore, be it 2-24 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas 2-25 Legislature hereby congratulate Melissa Medina on her nomination as 2-26 Youth of the Year by the United States Border Patrol and extend 2-27 sincere best wishes to her for continued success as she pursues her 3-1 goals; and, be it further 3-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 3-3 prepared for Ms. Medina as an expression of high regard by the 3-4 Texas House of Representatives.