81R37474 JKB-D By: Chavez H.R. No. 3012 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Stephanie Bautista of Del Norte Heights Elementary School in El Paso has been named a 2009 Safety Patrol Student of the Year; and WHEREAS, For more than a half-century, the El Paso Police Department has coordinated the Safety Patrol program, and each year, exceptional student safety officers are selected from area schools as part of the student-of-the year initiative sponsored by the Downtown Lions Club; and WHEREAS, The daughter of Nancy and Gary Bautista, Stephanie Bautista is in the fifth grade at Del Norte Heights, where she is an A-B honor roll student and enjoys studying mathematics; moreover, she is a band performer, a Girl Scout, and a talented athlete who participates in basketball and cheerleading; and WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has learned the values of dedication, respect, and responsibility through her involvement in the Safety Patrol, and she may take great pride in the contribution she has made to her school; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Stephanie Bautista on being named a Safety Patrol Student of the Year at Del Norte Heights Elementary School 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. Bautista as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.