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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Banquete Junior High School students Brandi Pena, |
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Briana Pena, and Kimberly Chapa have been selected to represent |
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their school at the Texas History Day state fair in Austin on May |
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3-4, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, In keeping with the theme of this year's |
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competition, "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, Events," |
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the three eighth graders created a project focusing on Dr. Hector P. |
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Garcia; a graduate of The University of Texas at Austin and a World |
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War II veteran, Dr. Garcia founded the American GI Forum to improve |
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veterans benefits, fight segregation, and contribute to the |
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community; the students entered their project in the exhibits |
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category at the Coastal Bend Regional History Fair on March 2 and |
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became one of two exhibit groups chosen to advance to the state |
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competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Brandi, Briana, and Kimberly worked on their project |
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in a research class taught this year by language arts instructor |
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Denise Rhodes; together with another group from their class, they |
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became the first students from their school to compete at the |
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regional level of Texas History Day; and |
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WHEREAS, Many hours of hard work have paid off for these |
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talented young Texans, and they are a source of great pride to their |
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families and their school; 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 Brandi Pena, Briana Pena, and |
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Kimberly Chapa on representing Banquete Junior High School at the |
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2013 Texas History Day state fair in Austin and extend to them |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for Brandi, Briana, and Kimberly as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |