R E S O L U T I O N
 1-1           WHEREAS, Lake Highlands High School seniors Mark Allen and
 1-2     Jaini Shah of Dallas have been selected as Youth of the Month for
 1-3     October 2000 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 help defray the
1-11     costs of continuing their education; and
1-12           WHEREAS, Mr. Allen is a National Merit Scholarship
1-13     semifinalist, has attained a 4.0 grade point average, and is ranked
1-14     fifth in the senior class; he is president of the National Honor
1-15     Society, is a member of Mu Alpha Theta and the Fellowship of
1-16     Christian Athletes, serves as treasurer of the A Cappella Choir,
1-17     and has played on the baseball and varsity tennis teams; and
1-18           WHEREAS, This outstanding young man was recently named Young
1-19     Texan of the Month by the Optimist Club of Richardson; an Eagle
1-20     Scout and former patrol leader, he has given generously of his time
1-21     as a volunteer at Highland Park United Methodist Church and at
1-22     Presbyterian Hospital; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Ms. Shah is a recent recipient of the Xerox Award
1-24     for the Humanities and Social Sciences; a National Merit
 2-1     Scholarship semifinalist with a 4.0 grade point average, she is a
 2-2     member of the National Honor Society and Mu Alpha Theta; and
 2-3           WHEREAS, An active member of her Hindu temple, she also
 2-4     volunteers at Baylor Hospital in Garland, Audelia Library, and the
 2-5     Richardson Public Library; she has participated on her school's
 2-6     soccer team and holds a green belt in karate; and
 2-7           WHEREAS, The Youth of the Month Award helps to affirm the
 2-8     positive and productive civic, academic, and extracurricular
 2-9     participation of the young people of Lake Highlands High School,
2-10     and it is indeed a privilege to recognize the merits of this award
2-11     and to pay tribute to the deserving students who are selected to
2-12     receive it; now, therefore, be it
2-13           RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
2-14     Legislature hereby congratulate Mark Allen and Jaini Shah on being
2-15     named Youth of the Month for October 2000 by the Exchange Club of
2-16     Lake Highlands and extend to them best wishes for success and
2-17     happiness in all their future endeavors; and, be it further
2-18           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-19     prepared for Mr. Allen and Ms. Shah as an expression of high regard
2-20     by the Texas House of Representatives.
                                                                      George
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                                                   Speaker of the House
               I certify that H.R. No. 426 was adopted by the House on April
         27, 2001, by a non-record vote.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House