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By: Smith of Tarrant H.R. No. 1591

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, Niccola Quiambao has shown great initiative and school spirit by serving on the student council for Treetops Intermediate School in Euless; and

WHEREAS, The fifth- and sixth-grade students who serve on the council devote several hours each month to important projects that help their schoolmates and other residents of their community; with the assistance of council advisor Marci Clanton-Meyer and Treetops director Lou Blanchard, these responsible young Texans are doing their part to improve the world around them while learning important lessons about civic involvement; and

WHEREAS, A member of the Treetops Intermediate School Student Council for two years, Ms. Quiambao is an advisor assistant and helps the advisor gather materials for various projects and meetings; she has participated in a variety of council projects, including a literacy program to assist younger students and a group effort to adopt a nursing home, and she has led campus tours for visitors and welcomed new students to Treetops; and

WHEREAS, Serving as one of the planners for Red Ribbon Week, Ms. Quiambao helped organize events to teach students about the dangers of drugs and alcohol; in addition, she contributed to a mural that illustrates the "I Have A Dream" speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and performed volunteer work at the Gospel Union Mission; and

WHEREAS, Ms. Quiambao has also been involved in council activities that support the U.S. troops serving overseas, including Operation Valentine and Flags Across America; for these projects, she created valentine cards and hand-drawn flags that contained messages for active-duty military personnel; moreover, she was involved in the Veteran's Day project that recognized family members for their military service by including their names on a wall of honor in the classroom, and she was part of a welcome party for returning soldiers at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport; in completing all of these important projects, she has logged more than 45 hours of work as a student council volunteer; and

WHEREAS, Committed to bettering her school and community, Niccola Quiambao has played an important role in student council activities, and her dedication and hard work indeed merit special recognition; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas Legislature hereby honor Niccola Quiambao for her service on the Treetops Intermediate School Student Council and extend to her best wishes for continued achievement as a student and citizen; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Quiambao as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.