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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Yash Patel, a junior at Hebron High School in |
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Carrollton, has scored a perfect 2400 on the SAT, and this rare feat |
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is indeed deserving of recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Ranked second in academics in his class of 800 |
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students, Mr. Patel challenges himself with a demanding course load |
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that includes numerous advanced placement classes; he is a student |
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representative with the National Honor Society and a tutor with the |
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Science National Honor Society, and he has been nominated for |
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several student excellence awards by his teachers; and |
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WHEREAS, The president of the Hebron High Latin Club, Mr. |
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Patel has won first place in area and state language competitions |
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and represented his school at a 2012 national event, where he placed |
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third in the vocabulary portion of the contest; his extracurricular |
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activities also include the school tennis team and DECA, and he is a |
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first-degree black belt in tae kwon do; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Patel takes part in a variety of service |
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activities as well, and during the summer preceding his junior |
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year, he worked at a hospital in a rural area of India; in addition, |
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he has devoted more than 100 hours to volunteer duties at Baylor |
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Dallas hospital and has assisted at the Dallas Marathon and |
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participated in charitable benefit walks for various causes; and |
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WHEREAS, A source of great pride to his family and his |
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community, Yash Patel has demonstrated exceptional initiative and |
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maturity in pursuing his academic goals, and he may take |
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justifiable pride in his many achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Yash Patel on attaining a perfect |
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score on the SAT and extend to him 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 Mr. Patel as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 342 was adopted by the House on |
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February |
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18, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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