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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 862
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to |
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recognize the Eastern Hills High School Junior Reserve Officers' |
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Training Corps Battalion, also known as the Highlanders, which |
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recently won the Grand Champion prize at the annual Fort Worth |
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Independent School District Showdown in Cowtown drill meet; and |
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WHEREAS, The Highlanders earned first, second, or third |
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place in all seven male and female categories to secure the |
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coveted Grand Champion award; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, this much-anticipated meet pits the |
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competitive special teams from each school in the district |
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against one another and evaluates their performance in drill, |
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physical fitness, color guard, and academic challenge; and |
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WHEREAS, In an impressive display of their precision |
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skills and their collaborative abilities, the Eastern Hills |
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corps members triumphed over their competitors, and their |
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victory reinforces the battalion's proud 50-year tradition; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized in 1962, the Highlander Battalion today |
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consists of 141 highly trained corps members, encompassing 12 |
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percent of the school's overall enrollment; the Highlanders are |
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led by retired Lieutenant Colonel Michael Keris of the United |
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States Army; his battalion is an exemplary group of young |
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scholars and future officers who have dedicated themselves to |
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self-discipline, leadership, and patriotic duty, and they are |
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indeed deserving of high praise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend the Eastern Hills High School Junior |
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Officers' Training Corps Highlanders for their recent triumph as |
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Grand Champions at the Showdown in Cowtown drill meet; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the Highlanders as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 9, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |