H.R. No. 2109
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Victoria Blankenship of West Oso High School was
honored for her exceptional achievements during the 2014-2015
season by being chosen as a member of the first team in the Corpus
Christi Caller-Times All-South Texas basketball awards selections;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Blankenship averaged 15.4 points and 9.4
rebounds per game and helped lead the Lady Bears to the district
title and on to the area round of the 4A playoffs; for the second
consecutive year, she was named Co-Most Valuable Player in the
31-4A All-District awards and garnered 4A All-State honors; and
WHEREAS, The daughter of Jerome Blankenship and Crystal
Conigland-Powell, Victoria Blankenship is an outstanding student,
ranked in the top 10 percent of her junior class; she is a member of
the National Honor Society and the Student Council, and she is
currently enrolled in dual credit courses with Del Mar College;
after graduation, she hopes to attend the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she wants to study sports and
chiropractic medicine and continue to play basketball; and
WHEREAS, The All-South Texas award provides fitting
acknowledgement of the talent, hard work, and commitment to
excellence demonstrated by this exemplary student-athlete, and she
may take justifiable pride in her accomplishments; now, therefore,
be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Victoria Blankenship on being
chosen as a member of the first team in the Corpus Christi
Caller-Times All-South Texas basketball awards selections 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. Blankenship as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2109 was adopted by the House on May
21, 2015, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House