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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Deyanira Castillo of Weslaco was named Student of |
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the Year in 2009 by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement |
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Program of The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Luis Carlos and Maria O. Castillo, |
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Deyanira Castillo is a senior at Weslaco East High School, and she |
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begins every school year six weeks late in order to work alongside |
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her family members in the fields of Michigan; since she was 14 years |
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old, Ms. Castillo has spent the summer months packing radishes, |
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beets, carrots, cilantro, and spinach for nearly 12 hours a day, 6 |
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days a week, and yet she has still managed to excel in the |
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classroom; and |
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WHEREAS, With a 102.3 grade point average, Ms. Castillo ranks |
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in the top five in her class and has earned high scores on her |
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Advanced Placement exams; encouraged by her parents to make |
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education a priority, Ms. Castillo has devoted herself to her |
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courses, often staying after school to talk to her teachers or |
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studying all night to catch up on what she missed in the first weeks |
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of school; moreover, she has worked part-time at a department store |
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since 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, This fine young Texan has further distinguished |
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herself through her involvement in numerous extracurricular |
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activities, including the University Interscholastic League math |
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and prose teams and the Drama Club, and she was inducted into the |
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National Honor Society; she is also the president of the Student |
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Council, and she has been recognized as the Student of the Week for |
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South Texas College and as the Student of the Month for the Rotary |
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Club; in addition, during her freshman and sophomore years of high |
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school, Ms. Castillo completed the summer courses offered by the |
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Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, and these |
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experiences have motivated her to pursue a degree in international |
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business at UT Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her perseverance, hard work, and |
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dedication, Deyanira Castillo has proven to be a student of great |
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ability and initiative, and she may indeed take justifiable pride |
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in her outstanding 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 Deyanira Castillo on being named a |
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2009 Student of the Year by the Migrant Student Graduation |
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Enhancement Program of The University of Texas at Austin and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Castillo as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Martinez |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1769 was adopted by the House on May |
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11, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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