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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jenessa Davila of South San Antonio High School |
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earned a gold medal at the 2025 Region 20E High School Visual Art |
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Scholastic Event on February 22, qualifying her for the state |
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competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1994, VASE is a Texas Art Education |
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Association-sponsored contest that recognizes exemplary student |
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achievement in the visual arts; each participant creates a piece, |
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writes about their process in making it, and completes an interview |
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with a VASE juror, who evaluates their entry using a |
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standards-based rubric; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Davila's work, Nitpicking, is a self-portrait |
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using various mediums, textures, and 3D features, and it explores |
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the connection between the artist's identity and her curly hair; |
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after graduation, she hopes to continue her education at The |
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University of Texas at San Antonio, where she plans to major in |
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psychology and minor in fine arts; and |
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WHEREAS, This gifted young Texan has demonstrated |
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outstanding talent, creativity, and dedication to her craft, and |
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she may indeed take great pride in her exceptional showing in the |
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VASE competition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jenessa Davila on earning a gold |
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medal at the 2025 Region 20E High School Visual Art Scholastic Event |
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and extend to her sincere best wishes for the future; 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. Davila as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |