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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The 2011 National Merit Scholarship finalists of the |
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Richardson Independent School District have won great distinction |
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for themselves and their community; and |
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WHEREAS, Students initially qualify as National Merit |
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Scholarship semifinalists based on the results of their Preliminary |
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SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test; to become |
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finalists, they must earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier |
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performance, and they must also have an outstanding academic record |
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and the recommendation of their high school principal; finalists |
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are eligible to receive a National Merit Scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, This year's Richardson ISD National Merit |
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Scholarship finalists include Emily Dawson and Roman Milan of Lake |
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Highlands High School, Rachel Bressler, Molly Francis, Tatum Frank, |
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Bradley Harmon, Zachary Tobin, and Harrison Wallace of Pearce High |
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School, and Mark Fulbright, Morgan Funderburk, Rachel MacFarlane, |
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and Bailey Myers-Morgan of Richardson High School; and |
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WHEREAS, These 12 outstanding young men and women have |
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demonstrated exceptional intelligence, initiative, and discipline |
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in pursuit of their academic goals, and they may indeed take great |
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pride in their achievement; 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 2011 National Merit |
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Scholarship finalists of the Richardson Independent School |
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District and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the finalists as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |