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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students of Aldine and MacArthur Senior High Schools |
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contributed to the record-breaking amount of money raised at the |
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50th annual Aldine Independent School District FFA Livestock Show |
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and County Fair, held January 28 through 30, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Proceeds from the livestock show go toward college |
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scholarships for Aldine ISD students, and more than $35,000 was |
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raised at this year's event; and |
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WHEREAS, MacArthur Senior High School students who won honors |
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include Cody Cloninger for his grand champion turkey tom that was |
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purchased for $6,000 and Tanya Ryan for her reserve grand champion |
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steer that brought $7,000; in addition, Yessenia Nieto's reserve |
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grand champion lamb was purchased for $4,250 and Melanie Rivera's |
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reserve grand champion turkey tom earned $2,750; and |
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WHEREAS, Students from Aldine Senior High also fared well, |
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including Andre Houston, who showed the grand champion turkey hen |
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that sold for $6,500, and Ashura Bayyan, who raised the reserve |
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grand champion pig that went for $7,000; moreover, the school |
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produced the first-place scholarship cake that raised $900 while |
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MacArthur High's second-place cake was purchased for $700; and |
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WHEREAS, These impressive young men and women have |
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demonstrated outstanding dedication and ability in preparing for |
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the FFA Livestock Show, and they may indeed take great pride in |
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their hard work and achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the students from Aldine and |
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MacArthur Senior High Schools for their accomplishments at the 50th |
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annual Aldine ISD FFA Livestock Show and County Fair and extend to |
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all those involved with this noteworthy event sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the schools as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Walle |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 813 was adopted by the House on March |
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26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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