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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Kaitlyn Jankovsky, a senior at Woodsboro High |
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School, has distinguished herself through her impressive record of |
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achievement and commitment to helping others; and |
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WHEREAS, In August 2014, Ms. Jankovsky was diagnosed with |
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acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and she finished her final round of |
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chemotherapy on November 10, 2016; despite her medical challenges, |
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this outstanding young Texan has remained involved in |
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extracurricular activities throughout her high school career; she |
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has served as a manager for various athletic teams, and she has been |
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active with the National Honor Society; as part of the |
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organization, she joined with other NHS students to facilitate a |
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"lily pad" project that involved creating wooden attachments for IV |
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poles to allow hospitalized children to move about more freely; and |
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WHEREAS, An inspiring role model, Ms. Jankovsky regularly |
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speaks to other children who have been recently diagnosed with |
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cancer; she also continues to advocate for research that could |
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potentially save the lives of young patients like herself, and she |
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has raised a total of $21,000 to support those efforts; after |
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graduating, she plans to enroll at Victoria Community College, and |
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she hopes to one day work as a child life specialist at Driscoll |
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Children's Hospital, where she received treatment; in all of her |
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endeavors, she enjoys the support of her loving parents, Richard |
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and Joann Jankovsky; and |
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WHEREAS, Looking forward to a future bright with promise, |
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Kaitlyn Jankovsky may indeed reflect with pride on the perseverance |
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and initiative she has demonstrated in pursuit of her goals; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Kaitlyn Jankovsky for her many |
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accomplishments and extend to her sincere best wishes as she begins |
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the next exciting chapter of her life; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Jankovsky as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |