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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Twelve-year-old Giang Hoang, a seventh-grade |
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student at Americo Paredes Middle School in Austin, has deservedly |
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been named the recipient of a 2007 READ 180 All-Star Award sponsored |
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by Scholastic Publishers; and |
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WHEREAS, The READ 180 All-Star Awards recognize elementary |
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through high school students who have greatly improved their |
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reading skills in spite of difficult circumstances; Ms. Hoang is |
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one of only nine students nationwide to receive this honor; and |
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WHEREAS, Nominated by her teacher Deborah Fullman, Ms. Hoang |
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is a native of Vietnam who emigrated to the United States several |
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years ago; while she learned to speak English quickly, reading the |
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language proved to be more difficult; through desire and |
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determination, she has raised her reading scores significantly, |
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while also increasing her self-confidence; and |
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WHEREAS, For her remarkable achievement, Ms. Hoang will |
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receive a $1,200 scholarship, and Ms. Fullman will receive $1,000 |
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worth of classroom materials; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Hoang's intelligence, hard work, and drive have |
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garnered her this signal honor, and this remarkable young woman may |
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indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Giang Hoang on her receipt of a |
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2007 READ 180 All-Star Award and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued achievement; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Hoang as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |