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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Alexandra Marie Vasquez of IDEA Academy and College |
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Preparatory Mission has been accepted into the summer 2013 session |
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of Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders at the McCombs School of |
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Business of The University of Texas at Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, The Subiendo Academy is a weeklong intensive |
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leadership training program offered to Texas high school students; |
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participants work in groups to discuss solutions to major problems |
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facing Texas, meet with business leaders and policy makers to |
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review and assess their findings, and create a summary presentation |
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of their proposals for legislative staff and the media; and |
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WHEREAS, The student body president at IDEA Academy and |
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College Preparatory Mission, Ms. Vasquez has been named a |
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Distinguished Texas Scholar and an AP Scholar, and she is a member |
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of the National Honor Society; a campus ambassador for her school, |
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she has given tours to potential students and donors and has |
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participated in several panels with officials from the Texas |
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Education Agency; and |
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WHEREAS, This enterprising young Texan founded a model United |
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Nations, led her delegation at the international UN conference in |
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Washington, D.C., and helped the chapter raise $25,000 for charity |
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during a three-year period; Ms. Vasquez is also a graduate of the |
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National Hispanic Institute, where she was named the "top |
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attorney," was a finalist in extemporaneous speaking, and won an |
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invitation to participate in the National Great Debate; and |
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WHEREAS, Alexandra Vasquez's hard work and proven commitment |
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to excellence are certain to provide her with a solid foundation for |
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the future, and she may indeed take great pride in being selected |
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for this prestigious program; 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 Alexandra Marie Vasquez on her |
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acceptance into the Subiendo Academy at The University of Texas at |
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Austin 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. Vasquez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Guerra |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1927 was adopted by the House on May |
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15, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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