78S40582 MDM-D
By: Callegari H.R. No. 85
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Casey Nicole Conrad of Katy has been named a
state-level winner of the Patriot's Pen youth essay contest
sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and its Ladies
Auxiliary; and
WHEREAS, The West Memorial Junior High School eighth grader
won at her school and district-wide competitions before going on to
capture a third-place ranking at the state contest; and
WHEREAS, Each year, the patriotic-themed essay contest draws
tens of thousands of entries from sixth-, seventh-, and
eighth-grade students representing the 50 states, the District of
Columbia, and three overseas VFW Departments--Pacific Areas,
Europe, and Latin America/Caribbean; participants in the 2003-2004
competition created 300- to 400-word essays on the subject "My
Dream for America"; and
WHEREAS, Admired for her commitment to her academic career
and her wide array of extracurricular interests, Ms. Conrad serves
as student council historian and is an active member of the yearbook
staff and the National Junior Honor Society; moreover, this
outstanding young Texan devotes time and energy to speech and drama
activities as well as to her church's choir and youth group; and
WHEREAS, The remarkably thoughtful and articulate essay
composed by Ms. Conrad reflects great credit on this student, her
family, and her school, and it is indeed a pleasure to join in
honoring her at this time; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate Casey Nicole
Conrad on being named a state-level winner in the national
Patriot's Pen essay contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and its Ladies Auxiliary and extend to her sincere best wishes
for success and happiness in all her future endeavors; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Conrad as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.