H.R. No. 1320
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Marco Andres Juarez of San Antonio is serving as an
honorary page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13,
2011, providing a fitting opportunity to recognize this fine young
Texan for his educational and extracurricular achievements; and
WHEREAS, A junior at the International School of the Americas
in San Antonio, Marco Juarez is ranked in the top five percent of
his class and is currently enrolled in four advanced placement
courses; in addition, he is a member of the National Honor Society,
the Spanish Honor Society, and Model United Nations, which he
co-chairs; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Juarez plays the viola in the varsity chamber
orchestra, and he was named an outstanding student musician in 2009
and earned a superior ranking at the University Interscholastic
League orchestra competition in 2010; he has also been a member of
the pit orchestra for performances of The Sound of Music and
Seussical; and
WHEREAS, Recently chosen as one of just 25 students from
across the country, Mr. Juarez will travel to Honduras and
Nicaragua for three weeks in 2011 as part of the Central America
Youth Ambassadors program, which works to increase mutual
understanding among peoples of the Americas as well as to prepare
tomorrow's leaders for a lifetime of community service; the program
is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by
Georgetown University; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Juarez has served as a counselor and mentor at a
robotics engineering camp and participated in the National Hispanic
Institute's youth legislative sessions; moreover, he has done
volunteer work with state and national political campaigns and at
the Ronald McDonald House, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the
Model United Nations 2010 San Antonio conference, and his school
and church; his other interests include tennis, rugby, chess, and
ping-pong; and
WHEREAS, Demonstrating initiative and a commitment to
excellence, Marco Juarez has built an impressive record of
accomplishment, and he may indeed look forward to a future bright
with promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby recognize Marco Andres Juarez as an honorary
page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13, 2011, and
commend him for his academic achievements and community service;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Juarez as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Castro
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1320 was adopted by the House on April
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House