H.R. No. 2004
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Kristen Franki was named Junior Citizen of the Year
at the 76th annual Alice Chamber of Commerce Banquet held on April
23, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Franki is a senior at Alice High School, where
she ranks first in her class in academics and has been listed on the
all-"A" honor roll each semester since her freshman year; active in
myriad extracurricular activities, she is currently president of
her school's National Honor Society club and has been inducted into
the National Society of High School Scholars; she has also served as
president of the Spanish Club and was a member of the school honors
band for three years, practicing with both the French horn and
mellophone; and
WHEREAS, This bright and accomplished young Texan is
cocaptain of the school chess team and has helped guide the girls'
team to two state championships; she has further participated in
Academic Octathlon, during which time her team won regional and
state championships, and Academic Decathlon, where her team
attained a regional championship and turned in an impressive
fourth-place showing at the state level; moreover, she is a
three-time state qualifier in the history fair and has competed in
UIL in the areas of science, current events, news writing, and
editorial writing; and
WHEREAS, In addition, she has played a dynamic role in her
community, serving as a youth representative for the public library
board and a Parent Teacher Student Association student liaison, as
well as devoting her time to such worthy causes as the American
Cancer Society Relay for Life, the Boys & Girls Club of Alice, the
Del Cielo Adult Daycare, and the Hispanic Heritage Pet Parade; in
recognition of her distinguished civic service, she was presented
with a Rotary Youth Leadership Award; and
WHEREAS, Kristen Franki is an eminently deserving recipient
of this prestigious honor, and the remarkable level of talent,
drive, and enthusiasm that she has demonstrated heralds a future
bright with opportunity and promise; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Kristen Franki on her receipt of
the Junior Citizen of the Year award from the Alice Chamber of
Commerce and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued
success and happiness; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Franki as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Lozano
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2004 was adopted by the House on May
17, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House