By:  Shapleigh                                         S.R. No. 185

 1-1     By:  Shapleigh                                         S.R. No. 185

 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in

 1-4     recognizing Rebekah Robinson, a member of the 1997 Texas All-State

 1-5     Academic Team; and

 1-6           WHEREAS, Rebekah Robinson is one of six El Paso Community

 1-7     College students who are competing in the national USA Today/PTK

 1-8     Academic All-American competition; the students are being honored

 1-9     February 20, 1997, in Austin as part of the Texas All-State Academic

1-10     Team; and

1-11           WHEREAS, These El Paso Community College students are

1-12     academically gifted students and are members of the Phi Theta

1-13     Kappa Texas Chapter for high academic achievers; and

1-14           WHEREAS, Primarily interested in music, Rebekah plays

1-15     the piano and the harp; she has been studying piano with an

1-16     accomplished pianist who also teaches music at El Paso Community

1-17     College; an enterprising young woman, Rebekah taught herself how

1-18     to play the Celtic harp, and she has received lessons from master

1-19     instructors in California; and

1-20           WHEREAS, With a desire to share her talent, Rebekah

1-21     conducts recitals and workshops, teaches students, and performs

1-22     with orchestras; now, therefore, be it

1-23           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

 2-1     75th Legislature, hereby congratulate Rebekah Robinson on her

 2-2     inclusion as a member of the Texas All-State Academic Team; and,

 2-3     be it further

 2-4           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

 2-5     Rebekah Robinson as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.

 2-6                                  ______________________________________

 2-7                                          President of the Senate

 2-8                                       I hereby certify that the above

 2-9                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-10                                  on February 17, 1997.

2-11                                  ______________________________________

2-12                                          Secretary of the Senate

2-13                                  ______________________________________

2-14                                           Member, Texas Senate