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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Zapata High School senior Alexandra M. Harsacky has |
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been named the 2009 Youth of the Year by the U.S. Border Patrol; and |
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WHEREAS, Selected from among those students recognized as |
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Youth of the Month during the 2008-2009 school year, Ms. Harsacky |
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was the October recipient of that honor; currently ranked first in |
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her senior class, she has demonstrated a longstanding commitment to |
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excellence in academics, extracurricular activities, and community |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, The daughter of Frank and Maria Harsacky, |
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Ms. Harsacky has for three years been a member of the student |
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council and the National Honor Society, which she has also served as |
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president; she has represented her school at Girls State and as |
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captain or co-captain of the ZHS University Interscholastic League |
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social studies, accounting, mathematics, and cross-examination |
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debate teams; and |
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WHEREAS, Equally impressive is Ms. Harsacky's dedication to |
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helping others in her community; she has volunteered with the Boys |
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and Girls Clubs of America, the public library, and a local nursing |
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home, in addition to aiding her fellow students as a tutor; and |
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WHEREAS, Alexandra Harsacky's accomplishments, both inside |
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and outside the classroom, are a source of great pride to her family |
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and friends, and she may indeed look forward to a future bright with |
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promise; 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 Alexandra M. Harsacky on being |
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named the 2009 U.S. Border Patrol Youth of the Year for Zapata High |
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School and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Harsacky as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |