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79R17007 BJM-D

By:  Harper-Brown                                                 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.