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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The film team of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Memorial Early |
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College High School earned the state championship title in the |
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Division 2 Documentary category of the 2017 University |
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Interscholastic League State Film Contest; and |
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WHEREAS, The team members distinguished themselves among the |
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competition with their original film, For Gomez, which pays tribute |
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to the life of former PSJA Memorial theater director Robert Gomez |
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Jr., who passed away in September 2016 following a battle with |
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cancer; during his tenure at the school, this beloved educator led |
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students to the state finals in the UIL One-Act Play competition |
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seven times, and his influence has left an indelible mark on the |
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school and on the surrounding community; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by theater director Gabriel Ramirez and |
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assistant theater director Christina Vela, the members of the film |
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team are Vanessa Iracheta, Kristina Cantu, Jorge Molina, Luis |
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Garza, and Amanda Ramirez; and |
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WHEREAS, With their fine showing in the 2017 UIL State Film |
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Contest, these outstanding young Texans have brought credit to |
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themselves and to their school, and they may take justifiable pride |
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in the impressive results of their hard work; 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 the PSJA Memorial Early College |
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High School film team on winning the state championship title in the |
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Division 2 Documentary category at the 2017 UIL State Film Contest |
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and extend to all those associated with the team sincere best wishes |
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for 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 the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |