H.R. No. 616 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Kristian Villarreal, an outstanding high school student from 1-3 Houston who is visiting the State Capitol on this day; and 1-4 WHEREAS, Kristian is in her junior year at S. P. Waltrip 1-5 Senior High School and was chosen to take part in this special trip 1-6 to Austin for her academic and extracurricular achievements, as 1-7 well as her interest in state government; and 1-8 WHEREAS, A member of the French National Honor Society, 1-9 Kristian excels in both academics and athletics at her school, 1-10 where she participates in University Outreach and the French Club 1-11 and plays for her school's junior varsity volleyball team; she also 1-12 has helped to bring widespread acclaim to Waltrip as a member of 1-13 the school's winning Odyssey of the Mind team, which has placed 1-14 first in regional competition for two consecutive years; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This remarkable young woman has benefitted her peers 1-16 as a junior class co-worker and also filled this important niche 1-17 for her classmates during her sophomore year; Kristian has earned a 1-18 number of well-deserved accolades during her tenure in high school 1-19 as well, having been nominated for Who's Who on two occasions and 1-20 elected vice president of her class as a freshman; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Kristian Villarreal typifies the finest qualities of 1-22 our state's young people, and her interest in learning about state 1-23 government is indeed commendable and deserving of special 1-24 legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby welcome Kristian Villarreal to the State Capitol 2-3 and extend warmest best wishes to her for an educational and 2-4 memorable stay in Austin; and, be it further 2-5 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-6 prepared for this fine student as an expression of high regard by 2-7 the Texas House of Representatives.