R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives takes great 1-2 pleasure in congratulating Juan Ramon Garcia, a distinguished 1-3 graduate of Highlands High School in San Antonio, on being chosen 1-4 to receive a National Merit Scholarship; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia was the first San Antonio School District 1-6 student to attain National Merit Scholar status in four years, and 1-7 his dedication to superior performance is also exemplified by his 1-8 phenomenal score of 1560 out of 1600 on the Scholastic Assessment 1-9 Test; and 1-10 WHEREAS, In addition to his National Merit Scholarship, he 1-11 was valedictorian of his class and the top-ranked student on the 1-12 school's academic decathlon team; was a participant in the 1-13 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Minority Introduction to 1-14 Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Science Program; earned advanced 1-15 placement in calculus, U.S. history, English, and chemistry; and 1-16 maintained a 103.55 grade point average; and 1-17 WHEREAS, A native of Monterrey, Mexico, this remarkable young 1-18 man moved with his family to Laredo at the age of two and attended 1-19 schools in Laredo, Northside, and Floresville before transferring 1-20 to Highlands High School his junior year; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Mr. Garcia's academic accomplishments are a source 1-22 of tremendous pride to his mother, Teresa Summers, who is an 1-23 English teacher at Highlands High School, and his stepfather, 1-24 Curtson Summers; and 2-1 WHEREAS, After his high school graduation, Mr. Garcia became 2-2 a student at the prestigious California Institute of Technology and 2-3 hopes to take his unique gifts to an industry leader such as 2-4 Microsoft or Hewlett-Packard; and 2-5 WHEREAS, Juan Ramon Garcia has set standards of classroom 2-6 excellence to which all students can aspire, and it is truly 2-7 appropriate that he receive special legislative recognition at this 2-8 time; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby congratulate Juan Ramon Garcia on earning a 2-11 National Merit Scholarship and extend to him sincere best wishes 2-12 for continued success and happiness; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for Mr. Garcia as an expression of high regard by the 2-15 Texas House of Representatives. Puente _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1280 was adopted by the House on May 25, 2001, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House