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H.R. No. 2174
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Three seniors from The Academy of Irving ISD earned
third place honors at the DECA International Career and Development
Conference held in Anaheim, California, in April 2005; and
WHEREAS, DECA is a student organization whose program of
leadership and personal development is designed specifically for
students in marketing, management, and entrepreneurship; and
WHEREAS, Valued members of their school's DECA chapter,
Michael Weaver, Lily Martinez, and Christina Fiallos placed third
in the Entrepreneurship Promotional Event out of more than 200
contestants and were one of only four Texas teams to place in the
ICDC competition; they were accompanied by their DECA advisor, Kim
Watson; and
WHEREAS, The students' presentation outlined the work they
performed in founding and implementing Junior DECA, or JDECA, a
program that shares with younger students the world of
entrepreneurship; Ms. Martinez and Mr. Weaver designed an extensive
seven-lesson curriculum that would introduce middle school
students to various entrepreneurship concepts; the team then
conducted a one-day workshop, the JDECA Leadership Conference,
which was attended by 56 students from seven area schools; and
WHEREAS, These three outstanding students have demonstrated
leadership skills and resourcefulness that belie their years, and
those qualities will undoubtedly aid them as they face the myriad
challenges and opportunities of the future; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Michael Weaver, Lily Martinez, and
Christina Fiallos of The Academy of Irving ISD for winning third
place at the 2005 DECA International Career and Development
Conference and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued
achievement; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Harper-Brown
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2174 was adopted by the House on May
29, 2005, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House