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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Marely Rodriguez 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, Inspired by recent events in her personal life, |
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Ms. Rodriguez created the mixed-media sculpture Not Coming Back, |
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which focuses on the depiction of core memories she shares with her |
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older sister; in addition to her achievements at VASE, she was a |
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winner of the 2023 South San Antonio Independent School District |
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Holiday Card Contest, with her design becoming the official artwork |
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for the district's greeting postcard; 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 Marely Rodriguez 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. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Lujan |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 840 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2025, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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