R E S O L U T I O N

 1-1           WHEREAS, Fort Worth's Karina Hernandez has completed the Math

 1-2     and Science for Minority Students (MS)2 program at Phillips Academy

 1-3     in Andover, Massachusetts, and the members of this chamber are

 1-4     proud to honor this noteworthy achievement; and

 1-5           WHEREAS, A senior at Polytechnic High School, Ms. Hernandez

 1-6     has distinguished herself as a talented and dedicated scholar among

 1-7     her fellow students; she is president of her school's chapter of

 1-8     the National Honor Society and is a member of the Future Business

 1-9     Leaders of America, the Spanish Club, and El Ballet Folklorico

1-10     Juvenile; and

1-11           WHEREAS, In addition, Ms. Hernandez is a Tandy Scholar and a

1-12     Hugh O'Brien Youth Foundation Ambassador, and she has been selected

1-13     in the past to attend the National Hispanic Institute's Young

1-14     Leaders Conference; she is currently serving an internship with

1-15     Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., and is looking forward to a career in

1-16     international finance; and

1-17           WHEREAS, Phillips Academy offers minority students from the

1-18     United States an opportunity to fine-tune their math and science

1-19     skills in a program that takes place over the course of three

1-20     consecutive summers; the prestigious program encourages selected

1-21     students to apply the knowledge that they acquire through the

1-22     program to a variety of math and science related fields; and

1-23           WHEREAS, Karina Hernandez has demonstrated a desire to excel

1-24     in the academic environment as well as a willingness to apply the

 2-1     skills she has learned as a member of the (MS)2 program to

 2-2     real-world situations, and her commitment to excellence in this

 2-3     regard is truly exemplary; now, therefore, be it

 2-4           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas

 2-5     Legislature hereby congratulate Karina Hernandez on her completion

 2-6     of Phillips Academy's Math and Science for Minority Students (MS)2

 2-7     program and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success

 2-8     and happiness in the years to come; and, be it further

 2-9           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

2-10     prepared for Ms. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the

2-11     Texas House of Representatives.

                                                            Lewis of Tarrant

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                                                   Speaker of the House

               I certify that H.R. No. 919 was adopted by the House on May

         23, 1997, by a non-record vote.

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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House