83R29773(2) NEB-D By: M. Gonzalez of El Paso H.R. No. 2644 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Mayor's Top 100 Teens program in El Paso recognizes a diverse group of high school students each year in an effort to promote positive images of teens and to create a community that values them; and WHEREAS, Those teens selected for the initiative have demonstrated scholastic achievement and a commitment to their education, and they have overcome significant obstacles in their lives; and WHEREAS, Through his participation in the 2012-2013 Mayor's Top 100 Teens program, Osbaldo Avitia has engaged in such positive activities as helping to prepare meals for community shelters and volunteering for various nonprofit organizations; he has also been involved in a number of community parades and celebrations and has given back to area citizens as part of Global Youth Service Day; in addition, he has worked to raise awareness of traffic safety and driving risks as a leader in the Teens in the Driver Seat program; and WHEREAS, Osbaldo Avitia has distinguished himself as an outstanding role model for his peers, and he is a source of pride to his family, school, and hometown; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor Osbaldo Avitia for his contributions as a participant in the 2012-2013 Mayor's Top 100 Teens program and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Avitia as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.