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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Samuel Nathan Brehm is being presented with an |
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Academic Achievement Award by LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi |
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at the organization's 21st annual awards banquet on February 16, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at Richard King High School, Samuel Brehm |
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currently ranks third in a class of 430 students; his myriad |
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scholastic accomplishments include advancing to the University |
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Interscholastic League area competition in math and science, |
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serving as captain of the KEDT Challenge team, qualifying for the |
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2017 Texas Academic Decathlon, and captaining the King Science Bowl |
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team, which has been invited to compete in the U.S. Department of |
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Energy National Science Bowl; he has also participated in |
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Destination Imagination since the third grade, and his team has |
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twice progressed to the program's global finals; the current vice |
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president of Mu Alpha Theta, he was 1 of only 18 students worldwide |
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to earn a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam |
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in 2016; after graduation, he plans to attend Rice University and |
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pursue a double major in mechanical engineering and physics; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to excelling academically, Mr. Brehm |
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has demonstrated a significant talent for the arts; he is a member |
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of the King High concert and jazz bands and a trumpet section leader |
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for the Mighty Mustang Marching Band; an accomplished pianist as |
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well, he has had the honor of playing at Carnegie Hall six times, |
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and his musical talents have frequently taken him to the UIL state |
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competition; moreover, he has danced with the Corpus Christi Ballet |
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since he was five years old, performing in The Nutcracker for 13 |
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years as well as in several other ballets, and he has garnered a |
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number of solo roles; Mr. Brehm is also an Eagle Scout and a Sea |
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Scout, and he has been actively involved with St. Philip the |
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Apostle Catholic Church as an altar server and a Eucharistic cross |
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bearer; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his remarkable perseverance in the pursuit |
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of his goals, this outstanding young Texan has become a source of |
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pride for the Corpus Christi community, and his exceptional |
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abilities and unwavering commitment to excellence truly merit |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Samuel Nathan Brehm on his receipt |
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of an Academic Achievement Award from LULAC Council No. 1 and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Brehm as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 410 was adopted by the House on March |
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2, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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