79R15958 MAM-D

By:  Dunnam                                                       H.R. No. 1641



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Two Chilton High School students, David Fernandez 
and Latisha Renay Ford, have been selected to the 2005 UIL State 
One-Act Play (OAP) Honor Crew for their academic and production 
excellence in their school's theater arts program; and
	WHEREAS, Initiated in 1977, the OAP Honor Crew invites 
theater arts students to serve on the state's one-act play contest 
production staff; the program is open to sophomores and juniors who 
have been nominated by their school principal or superintendent, 
and it accepts a maximum of 40 students from schools across the Lone 
Star State; Ms. Ford and Mr. Fernandez are the first students from 
Chilton to receive this prestigious honor; and
	WHEREAS, The son of Josefina and Fernando Fernandez, David 
Fernandez has attended school in Chilton since kindergarten; he is 
an active member of his community, and has been involved with 
theater arts since eighth grade; this hardworking young man has 
served as stage manager for six productions and assistant director 
for two productions, and he has received numerous awards for his 
exemplary work, including "best techie"; and
	WHEREAS, Renay Ford, the daughter of Vari Nay Ford, is also a 
junior at Chilton High; a quiet, determined leader, she is one of 
the top students in her class, and has received numerous honors for 
her athletic performance in volleyball, basketball, and track; she 
has been an integral part of the development of the Chilton ISD 
theater program and has served as a sound tech for several 
productions; and
	WHEREAS, An appreciation of the arts in the State of Texas 
begins in the schools, where students like David Fernandez and 
Renay Ford can nurture their interests and truly shine in a creative 
environment; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate David Fernandez and Latisha Renay 
Ford on being selected as members of the 2005 UIL State One-Act Play 
Honor Crew and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued 
success and achievement; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 
for Mr. Fernandez and Ms. Ford as expressions of high regard by the 
Texas House of Representatives.