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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating the ability to successfully balance |
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sports and school |
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work, 13 players from Memorial High School in |
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McAllen were named to the 2010-2011 Texas High School Coaches |
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Association 5A Academic All-State Football Team; and |
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WHEREAS, To be eligible for this prestigious honor, an |
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athlete must be a senior who has an overall high school grade point |
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average of 92 or higher in addition to being a person of good moral |
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character; qualifying players are nominated by the head coach of |
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their sport, and the final selections for the team are made by |
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factoring in SAT and ACT scores as well as academic class ranking; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Mustang players chosen for the 5A Academic |
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All-State First Team are Josh Corso and Kristian Gorena; on the |
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Second Team are Jordan Boone, Jason Boone, Carlo DeCandia, Jacob R. |
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Garza, Ian Kettlekamp, Forrest Sparks, and Andres Vela; honorable |
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mention accolades went to Joseph Caporusso, Luis Castillo, Aaron |
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Freeland, and John Kroeker; and |
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WHEREAS, These admirable students make up the largest group |
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of Memorial High players ever to receive the Academic All-State |
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designation, and they may take justifiable pride in their |
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accomplishment; and |
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WHEREAS, By excelling in the classroom while meeting the |
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demands of athletic competition, the Mustang Academic All-State |
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football players have developed a strong work ethic and a |
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determination to succeed that will serve them well throughout their |
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lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Memorial High School students |
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named to the 2010-2011 Texas High School Coaches Association 5A |
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Academic All-State Football Team and extend to the players sincere |
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best wishes 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 the honorees as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Gonzales of Hidalgo |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1676 was adopted by the House on May |
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12, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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