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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the National Junior Honor Society at |
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Morris Upchurch Middle School in Queen City are visiting the State |
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Capitol on January 20, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1929, the National Junior Honor Society |
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recognizes high-achieving, civic-minded students in the sixth |
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through ninth grades; members of the Upchurch Middle School chapter |
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have met the society's selection criteria by demonstrating |
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excellence in the areas of citizenship, service, leadership, |
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scholarship, and character; and |
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WHEREAS, Those students from Upchurch Middle School who are |
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in Austin today include Cody Ball, Will Boitnott, Shiloh Goecke, |
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Madison Grider, Lauren Hozdic, Hannah Hughey, Noah Hutchinson, |
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Shelby Kennedy, Jacob Lawrence, Hannah McQuistion, Ashley Nolen, |
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Emily Owens, Shelby Weerts, and Dalton Wright; accompanying the |
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group are counselor Kendra Bates, teacher Laura Owens, NJHS advisor |
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Philicia Upchurch, and her son, Joel; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas Capitol is an ideal setting for students |
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to discover the rich heritage of the Lone Star State and to gain |
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insight into the workings of the state legislature, and it is a |
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pleasure to recognize these members of the Morris Upchurch Middle |
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School community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby welcome the students from the National Junior |
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Honor Society at Morris Upchurch Middle School and their sponsors |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for a memorable and |
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educational visit; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |