By George H.R. No. 562 76R10552 MDM-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Lake Highlands High School seniors Katharine 1-2 Smothermon and Lee-kuo Chris Hsiao have been selected as Youth of 1-3 the Month for March 1999 by the Exchange Club of Lake Highlands, 1-4 and these exemplary students are truly deserving of special 1-5 recognition for 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 member of Mu Alpha Theta and Students Against 1-13 Drunk Driving, Ms. Smothermon is also a member of the National 1-14 Honor Society and the Girls' Service League, and serves as varsity 1-15 cocaptain of the Lake Highlands High School tennis team; and 1-16 WHEREAS, In addition, this talented young woman is an active 1-17 community servant whose contributions to her fellow citizens 1-18 include teaching vacation Bible school and volunteering with the 1-19 Lake Highlands High School Wildcat Club; she enjoys photography, 1-20 reading, travel, rollerblading, and writing, and has had a poem 1-21 published in the National Library of Poetry's Embrace the Morning; 1-22 and 1-23 WHEREAS, Mr. Hsiao is ranked second academically in his class 1-24 of 520 students, and is a valued member of the National Honor 2-1 Society and Mu Alpha Theta; he is active in the Spanish Club, Macro 2-2 Club, and Chess Club, as well as Students Against Drunk Driving; 2-3 and 2-4 WHEREAS, Fluent in Chinese, this outstanding young scholar 2-5 was a recipient of the Young Texan of the Month Award in January 2-6 1999; his hobbies include tropical fish breeding, golf, 2-7 basketball, baseball, and racing imported autos; and 2-8 WHEREAS, The Youth of the Month Award helps to affirm the 2-9 positive and productive civic, academic, and extracurricular 2-10 participation of the young people of Lake Highlands High School, 2-11 and it is indeed a privilege to recognize the merits of this award 2-12 and to pay tribute to the deserving students who are selected to 2-13 receive it; now, therefore, be it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-15 Legislature hereby congratulate Katharine Smothermon and Lee-kuo 2-16 Chris Hsiao on being named Youth of the Month for March 1999 by the 2-17 Exchange Club of Lake Highlands and extend to them best wishes for 2-18 continued success and happiness in all their endeavors; and, be it 2-19 further 2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-21 prepared for Ms. Smothermon and Mr. Hsiao as an expression of high 2-22 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.