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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Amber Pickens of Dallas has been admitted to The |
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Juilliard School, and it is indeed fitting to recognize this |
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talented young dancer as she prepares to embark on the next exciting |
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chapter of her life; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at Booker T. Washington High School for the |
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Performing and Visual Arts in the Dallas Independent School |
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District, Ms. Pickens is the only Texan and one of only 12 women |
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accepted into the dance division at Juilliard for the 2011-2012 |
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academic year; she will enter the four-year fine arts program, |
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which incorporates a liberal arts curriculum; in addition, she has |
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received a fellowship to study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance |
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Theater in New York this summer; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Pickens performed in the Repertory Dance Company |
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at Booker T. Washington, and she made her acting debut as the Fairy |
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Moth in the Dallas Theater Center's production of A Midsummer |
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Night's Dream; comfortable in front of the cameras as well as |
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onstage, she is featured as a ballerina princess in national |
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advertisements for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2008, the Texas Commission on the Arts selected |
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Ms. Pickens as a Texas Young Master of the Arts, and she received a |
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three-year annual grant that allowed her to attend classes at the |
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Alvin Ailey school; her numerous accolades also include an |
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honorable mention from the National Foundation for Advancement in |
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the Arts for her achievements in modern and African dance; and |
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WHEREAS, With her remarkable talent and commitment to |
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excellence, this young Texan can reflect with pride on her |
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accomplishments thus far while looking forward to a future bright |
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with promise; 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 Amber Pickens on her acceptance to |
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The Juilliard School and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Pickens as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Mallory Caraway |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1986 was adopted by the House on May |
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16, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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