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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rush Sawyer Hoelscher has been named a 2016 Corpus |
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Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar in |
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the career category; and |
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WHEREAS, The Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished |
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Scholars program was established to reward local students who have |
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demonstrated excellence in specific areas of achievement; since its |
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inception in 1988, hundreds of young men and women have been |
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selected for this prestigious honor, and each of the 2016 winners |
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received a $1,000 scholarship to help fund their college studies; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The son of Stephen and Gwynetta Hoelscher, Rush |
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Hoelscher is a senior at Tuloso-Midway High School, where he holds a |
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4.26 grade point average and ranks first in his class of 294 |
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students; in addition to keeping up with a demanding course load |
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that includes classes in the process technology program at Del Mar |
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College, he has won a district title in the 100-yard breaststroke |
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race as a member of the Warriors swim team and shown prize-winning |
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animals at the Nueces County Junior Livestock Show; he has also |
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garnered accolades for his writing and engineering-design skills, |
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as well as the 2014 Outstanding Altar Server designation from |
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St. Anthony's Catholic Church, and he has further distinguished |
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himself by leading his school's Junior Engineering Technology |
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Society to a state title; after graduating, he plans to study |
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computer science in college; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has pursued his goals |
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with tremendous dedication, and he may take great pride in all that |
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he has accomplished as he looks ahead to a future bright with |
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promise; 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 Rush Sawyer Hoelscher on his |
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selection as a 2016 Corpus Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas |
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Distinguished Scholar and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hoelscher as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |