H.R. No. 1986
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Amber Pickens of Dallas has been admitted to The
Juilliard School, and it is indeed fitting to recognize this
talented young dancer as she prepares to embark on the next exciting
chapter of her life; and
WHEREAS, A senior at Booker T. Washington High School for the
Performing and Visual Arts in the Dallas Independent School
District, Ms. Pickens is the only Texan and one of only 12 women
accepted into the dance division at Juilliard for the 2011-2012
academic year; she will enter the four-year fine arts program,
which incorporates a liberal arts curriculum; in addition, she has
received a fellowship to study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance
Theater in New York this summer; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Pickens performed in the Repertory Dance Company
at Booker T. Washington, and she made her acting debut as the Fairy
Moth in the Dallas Theater Center's production of A Midsummer
Night's Dream; comfortable in front of the cameras as well as
onstage, she is featured as a ballerina princess in national
advertisements for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and
WHEREAS, In 2008, the Texas Commission on the Arts selected
Ms. Pickens as a Texas Young Master of the Arts, and she received a
three-year annual grant that allowed her to attend classes at the
Alvin Ailey school; her numerous accolades also include an
honorable mention from the National Foundation for Advancement in
the Arts for her achievements in modern and African dance; and
WHEREAS, With her remarkable talent and commitment to
excellence, this young Texan can reflect with pride on her
accomplishments thus far while looking forward to a future bright
with promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Amber Pickens on her acceptance to
The Juilliard School and extend to her sincere best wishes for
continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Pickens as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Mallory Caraway
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1986 was adopted by the House on May
16, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House