84R23801 KSM-D By: Rodriguez of Bexar H.R. No. 2329 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Students from Business Careers High School in San Antonio distinguished themselves through their achievements at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference, held in Dallas from March 4 through 7, 2015; and WHEREAS, Business Professionals of America works to develop a strong workforce through the advancement of leadership, citizenship, academic, and technological skills; the State Leadership Conference gives students an opportunity to take part in a variety of projects and presentations, and the BCHS participants represented their school in team and individual events in the areas of finance, business management, digital communication, and information technology; and WHEREAS, Working together to excel in their competition, the network design team, composed of Latrell Gaither, Elias Villegas, Omar Rodriguez, and Jacob Garza, earned fifth place; in individual events, David Neal captured second place in computer security, Samantha Villanueva placed sixth in SQL database fundamentals, Brynne Manning took ninth place in C++ programming, and Kat Flipse placed 12th in legal office procedures; all students were ably guided by their sponsors, Jan Breitbarth, Diana Johnston, and Norma Arismendez, with additional encouragement from BCHS principal Randy Neuenfeldt; and WHEREAS, Through their participation in the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference, these dedicated students have demonstrated great initiative and ability, and they may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the students from Business Careers High School on their achievements at the Business Professionals of America State Leadership Conference and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.