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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Destiny Dawn Bailey of John B. Alexander High School |
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in Laredo has been named Youth of the Year by the United States |
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Border Patrol; and |
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WHEREAS, With outstanding grades placing her second in her |
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class of more than 560 students, Destiny Bailey is a leader among |
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her peers, serving as the president of her class for the past three |
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years; an active participant in extracurricular endeavors, she has |
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been a part of her school's Interact and President's Clubs, the |
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National Honor Society, the Health Occupations Students of America |
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organization, and University Interscholastic League competitions |
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in journalism and science; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented athlete as well, Ms. Bailey ran |
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cross-country and track and field, qualifying for the regional |
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competitions in her sophomore and junior years and also serving as |
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team treasurer; she has learned additional valuable skills through |
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her work at an Italian restaurant and a tutoring center; and |
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WHEREAS, This notable young Texan has volunteered at the |
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Doctors Hospital of Laredo, the South Texas Food Bank, and as a |
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tutor, and she has given motivational speeches at elementary |
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schools and with the Girl Scouts of Laredo; she has also donated |
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many hours as a coach with the National Hispanic Institute, having |
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previously been a nationals qualifier in the institute's annual |
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debate competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Bailey was chosen as Miss Laredo Teen in 2010; |
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she will attend Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, in |
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the fall, and plans to major in neuroscience; and |
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WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Bailey enjoys the love |
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and support of her family, including her parents, Harlan E. Bailey |
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and Laura Bailey, who have always worked hard to provide her with |
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many opportunities, and her siblings, Megan, Naomi, Tiffany, Hope, |
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and Cash; and |
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WHEREAS, Destiny Bailey can reflect with pride on her |
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academic record, extracurricular achievements, and contributions |
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to her community, and she may indeed look with anticipation toward a |
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promising future; 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 Destiny Dawn Bailey on her |
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selection as the 2011 Youth of the Year by the United States Border |
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Patrol and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Bailey as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |