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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Valerie Kay De Leon of McAllen Memorial High School |
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has been chosen to participate in the summer 2013 session of |
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Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders at The University of Texas |
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at Austin McCombs School of Business; 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 find 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, A junior at McAllen Memorial High School, Ms. De |
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Leon served as manager of the newspaper and yearbook during the |
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current school year and is the incoming editor of both |
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publications; she is the secretary-elect of the National Honor |
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Society and an International Baccalaureate student who is enrolled |
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in a course at her local college; her other extracurricular |
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activities include taking part in the chamber choir and performing |
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in musical productions; and |
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WHEREAS, Valerie De Leon's hard work and scholastic |
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achievements are truly exemplary, and she may indeed take great |
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pride in being selected to participate in this prestigious program; |
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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 Valerie Kay De Leon 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. De Leon 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. 1929 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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