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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Amy Griffiths has been named a 2014 Corpus Christi |
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| 6 | 7 | | Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar in |
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| 7 | 8 | | recognition of her achievements in the General Academics category; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished |
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| 10 | 11 | | Scholars program was established to reward local students who have |
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| 11 | 12 | | demonstrated excellence in such areas as academics, athletics, |
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| 12 | 13 | | leadership, and community service; since its inception in 1988, |
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| 13 | 14 | | some 480 young men and women have been selected for this prestigious |
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| 14 | 15 | | honor, with the winners each receiving a stipend to assist with |
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| 15 | 16 | | college expenses; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Laura and Hugh Griffiths, Amy |
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| 17 | 18 | | Griffiths is a senior at Ray High School, where she is enrolled in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the International Baccalaureate program and ranks first in her |
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| 19 | 20 | | class with a 4.78 grade point average; in addition to maintaining |
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| 20 | 21 | | high marks, she has participated in a range of extracurricular |
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| 21 | 22 | | activities, serving as president of Mu Alpha Theta and as vice |
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| 22 | 23 | | president of the National Honor Society and volunteering at a local |
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| 23 | 24 | | food bank and a pet adoption agency; she is also active in her |
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| 24 | 25 | | church as a babysitter and as a keyboardist for the youth worship |
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| 25 | 26 | | band; after graduating, she plans to earn a degree in civil |
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| 26 | 27 | | engineering; and |
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| 27 | 28 | | WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan has pursued her goals |
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| 28 | 29 | | with tremendous dedication, and she may take great pride in all that |
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| 29 | 30 | | she has accomplished as she looks ahead to a future bright with |
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| 30 | 31 | | promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Amy Griffiths on her selection as a |
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| 33 | 34 | | 2014 Corpus Christi Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished |
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| 34 | 35 | | Scholar and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 35 | 36 | | success; and, be it further |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 37 | 38 | | prepared for Ms. Griffiths as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 38 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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