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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Javier Exiquio Gonzalez of Lamar Academy in McAllen |
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has been accepted into the summer 2013 session of Subiendo: The |
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Academy for Rising Leaders at the McCombs School of Business of The |
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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 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, Enrolled in the rigorous International |
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Baccalaureate program at Lamar Academy, Mr. Gonzalez is a member of |
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the National Honor Society at his home school, McAllen Memorial |
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High School; as a freshman, he took part in the Great Debate |
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competition at the National Hispanic Institute, winning a spot in |
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the Sweet 16 and qualifying for the national contest, in which he |
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took second place in extemporaneous speaking; he has also attended |
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the institute's Lorenzo de Zavala Youth Legislative Session; and |
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WHEREAS, This fine young Texan devotes himself to community |
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service as well, and for the last three years he has been a |
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volunteer at a local children's medical facility; moreover, he puts |
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his debating skills to good use as an extemporaneous speaking coach |
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for other high school students; and |
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WHEREAS, Javier Gonzalez's hard work and proven commitment to |
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excellence herald a future bright with promise, and he may indeed |
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take great pride in being selected to participate in this |
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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 Javier Exiquio Gonzalez on his |
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acceptance into the Subiendo Academy at The University of Texas at |
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Austin and extend to him 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 Mr. Gonzalez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |