81R28001 MG-D
By: Martinez H.R. No. 1769
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Deyanira Castillo of Weslaco was named Student of
the Year in 2009 by the Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement
Program of The University of Texas at Austin; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Luis Carlos and Maria O. Castillo,
Deyanira Castillo is a senior at Weslaco East High School, and she
begins every school year six weeks late in order to work alongside
her family members in the fields of Michigan; since she was 14 years
old, Ms. Castillo has spent the summer months packing radishes,
beets, carrots, cilantro, and spinach for nearly 12 hours a day, 6
days a week, and yet she has still managed to excel in the
classroom; and
WHEREAS, With a 102.3 grade point average, Ms. Castillo ranks
in the top five in her class and has earned high scores on her
Advanced Placement exams; encouraged by her parents to make
education a priority, Ms. Castillo has devoted herself to her
courses, often staying after school to talk to her teachers or
studying all night to catch up on what she missed in the first weeks
of school; moreover, she has worked part-time at a department store
since 2007; and
WHEREAS, This fine young Texan has further distinguished
herself through her involvement in numerous extracurricular
activities, including the University Interscholastic League math
and prose teams and the Drama Club, and she was inducted into the
National Honor Society; she is also the president of the Student
Council, and she has been recognized as the Student of the Week for
South Texas College and as the Student of the Month for the Rotary
Club; in addition, during her freshman and sophomore years of high
school, Ms. Castillo completed the summer courses offered by the
Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, and these
experiences have motivated her to pursue a degree in international
business at UT Austin; and
WHEREAS, Through her perseverance, hard work, and
dedication, Deyanira Castillo has proven to be a student of great
ability and initiative, and she may indeed take justifiable pride
in her outstanding achievements; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Deyanira Castillo on being named a
2009 Student of the Year by the Migrant Student Graduation
Enhancement Program of The University of Texas at Austin and extend
to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Castillo as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.