By George                                              H.R. No. 562
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                                 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.