82R10043 BGU-D By: Munoz, Jr. H.R. No. 778 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Mariachis Los Lobos band of Palmview High School won the class 5A championship at the High School All-State Mariachi Competition in San Antonio on January 22, 2011; and WHEREAS, The event, which brought high school mariachi ensembles from across the state to the Edgewood ISD Theatre for the Performing Arts, was hosted by the Mexican-American School Board Members Association in cooperation with Palo Alto College and Our Lady of the Lake University; and WHEREAS, The Mariachis Los Lobos impressed the judges with their skill and passion, and in addition to the prestige of taking top honors, their first-place finish earned them an invitation to perform at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo; and WHEREAS, Led and inspired by music director Mayra Garcia, the Mariachis Los Lobos include Abigail Aragon, Jomayra Canales, Rebecca Cano, Keyla Castellanos, Nereyda Castellanos, Acsa Delgado, Elsa Marie Garcia, Larissa Garcia, Nicole Guzman, Justin Hernandez, Norma Hernandez, Noel Marquez, Jose Angel Olivares, Adriana Puente, Rodolfo Rendon, Jacob Rivera, Frank Rocha, and Angela Salas; and WHEREAS, The Mariachis Los Lobos band is the latest in a long line of award-winning mariachi ensembles to come out of the La Joya Independent School District, and its members may indeed take pride in their impressive achievements; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Mariachis Los Lobos band on its selection as the 2010-2011 5A High School State Mariachi Champion and extend to the band sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mariachis Los Lobos as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.