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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Josselyn Obregon of Del Mar College earned |
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recognition at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association |
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convention held in Dallas from March 30 through April 1, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1909, TIPA is considered the oldest and |
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one of the largest collegiate press associations in the country, |
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and today it hosts a wide range of journalism contests at its annual |
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spring conference; this year, the Del Mar College newspaper, The |
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Foghorn, placed first in Online Interactivity and second in |
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Editorial, Overall Excellence, and Website Navigation, while the |
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college's magazine, The Siren, finished second for Overall |
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Excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, In the individual categories, Ms. Obregon was |
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awarded the first place prize for Radio Announcing Spanish, which |
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was decided in an on-site live contest, and her separate entries in |
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Spanish News Writing earned both the second and the third place |
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awards; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Guatemala, Ms. Obregon studied |
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communication and professional speaking at the University of San |
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Carlos in Guatemala and also served as a member of the National |
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Association of Sports Reporters in her home country; after moving |
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to the United States in December 2013, she enrolled as a student in |
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the English for Speakers of Other Languages Program at Del Mar |
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College in 2015, and she intends to pursue a degree in journalism; |
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as a contributor to The Foghorn, she shoots photographs and writes |
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articles for the Spanish-speaking community; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her outstanding work, Josselyn Obregon has |
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contributed to Del Mar College's reputation for journalistic |
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excellence, and she may take justifiable pride in her |
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accomplishments; 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 Josselyn Obregon on earning |
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recognition at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association 2017 |
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spring convention and extend to her 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 Ms. Obregon as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |