By: Luna S.R. No. 1056 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in 1-3 recognizing Lindsey Franklin, Jr., who recently was selected as one 1-4 of 10 finalists in the 36th annual San Antonio Express-News 1-5 Outstanding Teen Contest; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The San Antonio Express-News designed the 1-7 Outstanding Teen Contest in 1957 and has continued the tradition 1-8 of honoring 10 high school seniors who represent the highest 1-9 standards of citizenship; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Candidates are selected for demonstrating 1-11 excellence in a variety of fields and for demonstrating character 1-12 and versatility; included in the criteria are consistency in academic 1-13 achievement, leadership ability, participation in extracurricular 1-14 school activities, community service, and other exceptional 1-15 qualities; and 1-16 WHEREAS, A senior at Sam Houston High School, Lindsey is 1-17 an exceptionally gifted student who excels in athletics, art, 1-18 mathematics, and English; he is noted for his charcoal sketches 1-19 of school life and his poetry, which has been published in the 1-20 High School Writer, a national newspaper; and 1-21 WHEREAS, A leader in the community, Lindsey is a volunteer 1-22 with the Red Cross, president of the Fellowship of Christian 1-23 Athletes, and an active member of the Business Club; he is also 2-1 chaplain for the National Honor Society and has arranged several 2-2 community service activities for the organization; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Lindsey Franklin is a perceptive, mature, generous, 2-4 and highly intelligent individual; he plans to attend the University 2-5 of Tulsa and major in aerospace engineering; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 73rd Legislature, hereby commend Lindsey Franklin, Jr., for his 2-8 exceptional accomplishments and extend congratulations to him for 2-9 earning the position of finalist in this year's Outstanding Teen 2-10 Contest; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for him 2-12 as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-13 _____________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the 2-16 above Resolution was adopted by 2-17 the Senate on May 25, 1993. 2-18 _____________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 _____________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate