By: Luna S.R. No. 1057 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure 1-3 in recognizing David Henderson 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 1-13 academic achievement, leadership ability, participation in 1-14 extracurricular school activities, community service, and other 1-15 exceptional qualities; and 1-16 WHEREAS, A senior at Taft High School, David has been voted 1-17 Most Likely to Succeed, Most Talented, and Best All Around Student 1-18 by his classmates; he was a student council representative all four 1-19 years of high school and this year he served as class president; 1-20 and 1-21 WHEREAS, An outstanding student, David is a member of the 1-22 gifted and talented program, the National Honor Society, 1-23 Mu Alpha Theta, and the English Honor Society; he has been active 2-1 in sports, band, various clubs, and community activities; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Accolades for his exceptional accomplishments 2-3 include the Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen 2-4 Award, the Lamar Award of Excellence for Personal Achievement, 2-5 and the Certificate of Achievement 1993 Youth Recognition from 2-6 Kelly Air Force Base Black Heritage Society; and 2-7 WHEREAS, Hardworking and vitally interested in his 2-8 community, David serves on the board of the San Antonio 2000 2-9 Educational Coalition and the Bexar County Hospital District Teen 2-10 Family Planning Project; and 2-11 WHEREAS, Well liked by all who know him, David is generous, 2-12 energetic, and ambitious and he will no doubt continue to be 2-13 successful in the future; he plans to attend The University of Texas 2-14 at Austin on the Plan II Honors Program and hopes to attend law 2-15 school and become a politician; now, therefore, be it 2-16 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-17 73rd Legislature, hereby commend David Henderson for his exceptional 2-18 accomplishments and extend congratulations to him for earning the 2-19 position of finalist in this year's Outstanding Teen Contest; and, 2-20 be it further 2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-22 him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-23 _____________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the 3-1 above Resolution was adopted by 3-2 the Senate on May 25, 1993. 3-3 _____________________________________ 3-4 Secretary of the Senate 3-5 _____________________________________ 3-6 Member, Texas Senate