R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Lake Highlands High School seniors Claire Grant and
 1-2     Trey Wakefield have been selected as Youth of the Month for
 1-3     February 1999 by the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, and these
 1-4     exemplary students are truly deserving of special recognition for
 1-5     their many accomplishments; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Each month, the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands
 1-7     recognizes two seniors from Lake Highlands High School for
 1-8     superlative academic achievement and noteworthy extracurricular
 1-9     involvement; these deserving individuals receive U.S. Savings Bonds
1-10     and are made eligible for college scholarships to supplement the
1-11     costs of continuing their education; and
1-12           WHEREAS, A two-year member of the Lake Highlands High School
1-13     newspaper staff, Ms. Grant currently serves as editor-in-chief of
1-14     the school's student publication; she is a distinguished member of
1-15     the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta and rounds out her
1-16     extracurricular activities as a member of the Highlandettes; and
1-17           WHEREAS, This dedicated and talented young woman is an active
1-18     community servant whose contributions to her fellow citizens
1-19     include collecting canned goods for North Dallas Shared Ministries,
1-20     caroling at local nursing homes during the holiday season, and
1-21     participating in the Valentines for Vets program; a youth leader in
1-22     her church, she also enjoys studying piano and dance; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Mr. Wakefield has been a member of the National
1-24     Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta since 1997 and served as president
 2-1     of the National Junior Honor Society in 1995; he is an active
 2-2     student council member and has held the posts of historian, class
 2-3     representative, and committee chairman; and
 2-4           WHEREAS, An avid and notable athlete, this remarkable teen is
 2-5     a co-captain of the varsity baseball team as well as a member of
 2-6     the school's varsity basketball team, and he has won several awards
 2-7     for his athletic prowess; his service to the community includes
 2-8     tutoring students at an area elementary school, participating in
 2-9     various student council service projects, and delivering Christmas
2-10     meals for the Elks Lodge; and
2-11           WHEREAS, The Youth of the Month Award helps to affirm the
2-12     positive and productive civic, academic, and extracurricular
2-13     participation of the young people of Lake Highlands High School,
2-14     and it is indeed a privilege to recognize the merits of this award
2-15     and to pay tribute to the deserving students who are selected to
2-16     receive it; now, therefore, be it
2-17           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas
2-18     Legislature hereby congratulate Claire Grant and Trey Wakefield on
2-19     being named Youth of the Month for February 1999 by the Exchange
2-20     Club of Lake Highlands and extend to them best wishes for continued
2-21     success and happiness in all their endeavors; and, be it further
2-22           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-23     prepared for Ms. Grant and Mr. Wakefield as an expression of high
2-24     regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                      George
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 333 was adopted by the House on April
         23, 1999, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House