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Regular Session, 2014 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 33
BY SENATOR GUILLORY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Mia Manzanares of Opelousas on being named the All-Around Cowgirl at the
2012 National High School Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and at the 2012
International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
WHEREAS, the National High School Rodeo is held annually and is billed as the
"world's largest rodeo"; and
WHEREAS, it features approximately one thousand five hundred contestants from
across the United States, Canada, and Australia; and
WHEREAS, contestants vie for national titles, assorted prizes and their share of
thousands of dollars in college scholarships; and
WHEREAS, the top twenty contestants in each event advance to a final round of
competition to determine who will bring home the championship buckles; and
WHEREAS, girls compete in individual events including breakaway riding, barrel
racing, pole bending, goat tying, and cutting; and
WHEREAS, in the 2012 National High School Rodeo competition, Mia Manzanares
was named All-Around Cowgirl based on her three-head average score; and
WHEREAS, the International Finals Youth Rodeo is held annually in July at the
Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and hosts over one thousand school
age cowboys and cowgirls from across the United States; and
WHEREAS, it is known as the "world's richest high school rodeo in the world"; and
WHEREAS, at the twentieth annual International Finals Youth Rodeo in July 2012,
Mia Manzanares made her first trip to the event an unforgettable one by winning the All-
Around Cowgirl title; and SCR NO. 33 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, Mia finished in second place in both the first and second go-rounds and
had a total time of 23.9 seconds to win the all-around title; and
WHEREAS, her father placed her on a horse when she was one month old and she
has participated in rodeos since she was four years old; and
WHEREAS, as the all-around winner, Mia was awarded the use of a Bloomer trailer
for a year; and
WHEREAS, it is only appropriate that a special measure of commendation be
extended to Mia Manzanares as she is recognized with the utmost admiration and respect by
the Louisiana Legislature for her accomplishments on the high school rodeo circuit.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend and congratulate Mia Manzanares for her outstanding accomplishments, does
hereby express enduring appreciation to her for the tremendous pride, honor, and joy she
brings to her family, friends, school, community, and the state of Louisiana, and does hereby
extend to her every good wish for continued success and happiness in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mia
Manzanares.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES