83R24615 STE-D
By: Guerra H.R. No. 1929
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Valerie Kay De Leon of McAllen Memorial High School
has been chosen to participate in the summer 2013 session of
Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders at The University of Texas
at Austin McCombs School of Business; and
WHEREAS, The Subiendo Academy is a weeklong intensive
leadership training program offered to Texas high school students;
participants work in groups to find solutions to major problems
facing Texas, meet with business leaders and policy makers to
review and assess their findings, and create a summary presentation
of their proposals for legislative staff and the media; and
WHEREAS, A junior at McAllen Memorial High School, Ms. De
Leon served as manager of the newspaper and yearbook during the
current school year and is the incoming editor of both
publications; she is the secretary-elect of the National Honor
Society and an International Baccalaureate student who is enrolled
in a course at her local college; her other extracurricular
activities include taking part in the chamber choir and performing
in musical productions; and
WHEREAS, Valerie De Leon's hard work and scholastic
achievements are truly exemplary, and she may indeed take great
pride in being selected to participate in this prestigious program;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Valerie Kay De Leon on her
acceptance into the Subiendo Academy at The University of Texas at
Austin 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. De Leon as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.