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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Matilin Rigsby, a senior at Gainesville High School, |
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distinguished herself in the 2019 University Interscholastic |
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League Congress State Meet and the state Daughters of the American |
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Revolution essay contest; and |
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WHEREAS, At the UIL Congress competition, students |
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participate in a mock legislative assembly, where they draft |
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legislation, caucus in committees, and debate and vote on the |
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measures they have proposed; Ms. Rigsby was one of around 300 |
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students to advance from the district to the state level, and she |
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ably represented her school by being named one of the top |
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contestants; and |
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WHEREAS, One month after this impressive feat, Ms. Rigsby was |
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presented with a scholarship by the Rebecca Crockett Chapter of the |
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DAR; she had been invited to participate in the chapter's essay |
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contest with the theme "Our American Heritage and Our |
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Responsibility for Preserving It," and her entry went on to win |
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first place at both the chapter and state levels; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Rigsby is a member of the National Honor Society |
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and the National Society of High School Scholars, and she |
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participates in track, cross-country, and volleyball; she is a |
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six-time UIL academic qualifier, and she has been involved in the |
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Key Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the student government, |
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and various other church and volunteer activities; for her many |
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accomplishments, she received the Top 5% Award and the Scholar |
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Athlete of the Year award; in the fall, she plans to continue her |
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studies at Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, A talented and well-rounded young Texan, Ms. Rigsby |
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has demonstrated exceptional intellect, hard work, and |
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perseverance in a multitude of endeavors, and she may indeed look |
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forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Matilin Rigsby on her recent |
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successes in the UIL Congress State Meet and the Daughters of the |
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American Revolution essay contest and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for continued achievement in the years to come; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Rigsby as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Springer |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1416 was adopted by the House on May |
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10, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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