By Lewis of Tarrant                                    H.R. No. 732

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                                 R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to

 1-2     congratulate Royce G. Brooks on her recognition by the National

 1-3     Achievement Scholarship Program for Outstanding Negro Students; and

 1-4           WHEREAS, A senior at Dunbar High School's magnet program, the

 1-5     High School for Science and Engineering Professions, Ms. Brooks is

 1-6     ranked seventh in her class of 212 and is a member of the National

 1-7     Honor Society and the school's Math and Science Club; and

 1-8           WHEREAS, She was named an Outstanding Freshman, Sophomore,

 1-9     and Junior at Dunbar, where she has been recognized each year for

1-10     excellence in English and math, and she placed first in Fort Worth

1-11     in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr., essay and oratorical

1-12     contest; and

1-13           WHEREAS, Ms. Brooks graduated with honors in math and science

1-14     from the (MS)2 program at Phillips Academy in Andover,

1-15     Massachusetts, and received the maxima cum laude honor on the

1-16     National Latin Exam; and

1-17           WHEREAS, An All-American Scholar, she has been selected as a

1-18     Tandy Corporation Scholar each year since the eighth grade; in

1-19     addition, this impressive young woman is a National Merit

1-20     Scholarship finalist and a candidate for the Presidential Scholars

1-21     Program; and

1-22           WHEREAS, Royce Brooks has demonstrated exceptional

1-23     intelligence, initiative, and maturity in successfully pursuing her

1-24     academic and career goals, and it is truly a pleasure to recognize

 2-1     her on the occasion of her most recent honor; now, therefore, be it

 2-2           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-3     Legislature hereby congratulate Royce G. Brooks on her receipt of a

 2-4     scholarship from the National Achievement Scholarship Program for

 2-5     Outstanding Negro Students and extend to her warmest best wishes

 2-6     for continued success and happiness in all her future endeavors;

 2-7     and, be it further

 2-8           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

 2-9     prepared  for Ms. Brooks as an expression of high regard by the

2-10     Texas House of Representatives.