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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Sonya Kulkarni of Bellaire High School was selected |
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to serve as one of two Texas delegates to the 61st annual United |
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States Senate Youth Program, which took place in Washington, D.C., |
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from March 4 through 11, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by The Hearst Foundation, the United |
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States Senate Youth Program enables a select group of U.S. high |
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school students to pursue their interest in a public service |
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career; every year, two student delegates are chosen from each |
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state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense |
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Office of Dependents Schools to participate in a weeklong visit to |
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the nation's capital; the attendees visit the White House, both |
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chambers of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Pentagon, and they |
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attend briefings and addresses given by key government figures; |
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moreover, each delegate receives a $10,000 scholarship to help fund |
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their college studies; and |
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WHEREAS, A senior at Bellaire High School, Ms. Kulkarni is |
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the first Houston Independent School District student to be |
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selected for the program in more than four decades; among her many |
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extracurricular activities, she is executive editor-in-chief of |
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her school's newspaper, the Three Penny Press, and she has written |
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for a number of publications, including Ms.magazine; in addition, |
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she is a member of the advisory team of the PBS NewsHour Student |
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Reporting Labs and a national youth ambassador for the American |
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Cancer Society; furthermore, she was one of 10 Houston ISD students |
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appointed by the superintendent to serve on the Legislative |
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Advisory Committee, which helps develop the district's federal and |
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state legislative priorities and provides feedback to the |
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Government Relations Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Talented students such as Sonya Kulkarni represent |
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the leaders of tomorrow, and the commitment to excellence that she |
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has demonstrated is certain to open the way to a bright and |
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promising future for this fine young Texan; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Sonya Kulkarni on her selection as |
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a delegate to the 61st annual United States Senate Youth Program and |
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extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success in all her |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Kulkarni as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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A. Johnson of Harris |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 534 was adopted by the House on March |
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30, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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