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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mayor's Top 100 Teens program in El Paso |
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recognizes a diverse group of high school students each year in an |
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effort to promote positive images of teens and to create a community |
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that values them; and |
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WHEREAS, Those teens selected for the initiative have |
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demonstrated scholastic achievement and a commitment to their |
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education, and they have overcome significant obstacles in their |
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lives; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her participation in the 2012-2013 Mayor's |
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Top 100 Teens program, Leanna Rivera has engaged in such positive |
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activities as helping to prepare meals for community shelters and |
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volunteering for various nonprofit organizations; she has also been |
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involved in a number of community parades and celebrations and has |
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given back to area citizens as part of Global Youth Service Day; in |
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addition, she has worked to raise awareness of traffic safety and |
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driving risks as a leader in the Teens in the Driver Seat program; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Leanna Rivera has distinguished herself as an |
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outstanding role model for her peers, and she is a source of pride |
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to her family, school, and hometown; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Leanna Rivera for her contributions as a |
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participant in the 2012-2013 Mayor's Top 100 Teens program and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rivera as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |