R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On May 23, 1997, Ashley Eastham Pitts will graduate 1-2 from Waxahachie High School; and 1-3 WHEREAS, A vital and valued member of the student body at 1-4 Waxahachie High, Ms. Pitts is well known for both her exemplary 1-5 scholarship and her enthusiastic participation in the school's 1-6 extracurricular programs; and 1-7 WHEREAS, She has been listed in Who's Who Among High School 1-8 Students, and her academic endeavors include her noteworthy 1-9 performance in a number of honors classes, including English, 1-10 government, and economics courses, as well as being named the 1-11 school's outstanding accounting student; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Her scholastic success is aptly mirrored by her 1-13 active involvement in the life of her school, and she has lent her 1-14 time and talent to a number of worthwhile endeavors; a cheerleading 1-15 manager and member of the Spanish Club, she was also chosen as the 1-16 outstanding senior by Waxahachie's Shakespeare Club; and 1-17 WHEREAS, The high esteem in which Ms. Pitts is held by her 1-18 peers is evident from the many honors she has been accorded, and in 1-19 addition to being nominated as Prom Queen, she has been a Symphony 1-20 Belle and was named to the Senior Coronation Court; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Deeply committed to improving the world around her, 1-22 Ms. Pitts has also given freely of herself to such civic-spirited 1-23 initiatives as the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference, the 1-24 National Youth Leadership Conference, and the Texas War on Drugs; 2-1 and 2-2 WHEREAS, Throughout her life, she has drawn strength and 2-3 sustenance from her faith, and she has put her beliefs into 2-4 practice as an active member of Young Life and the Fellowship of 2-5 Christian Athletes; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Ashley Pitts has distinguished herself as a young 2-7 woman of great poise and ability, and her accomplishments thus far 2-8 are strong indicators of an equally bright future; as she prepares 2-9 to open a new chapter in her life at Southern Methodist University, 2-10 it is indeed fitting to recognize her high school achievements; 2-11 now, therefore, be it 2-12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-13 Legislature hereby congratulate Ashley Eastham Pitts on her 2-14 graduation from Waxahachie High School and extend to her sincere 2-15 best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to 2-16 come; and, be it further 2-17 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-18 prepared for Ms. Pitts as an expression of high regard by the Texas 2-19 House of Representatives. Pitts Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1071 was adopted by the House on May 23, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House