SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 742
WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
recognize May 13, 2015, as Consuelo Mendez Middle School Youth
Pathways Program Day at the Capitol; and
WHEREAS, This special day is being made possible through
the efforts of Dove Springs Proud, the Austin Independent School
District, and the Family Resource Center at Consuelo Mendez
Middle School; and
WHEREAS, The Youth Pathways Program offers seventh and
eighth grade students the opportunity to learn leadership skills
that will benefit them throughout their lives; and
WHEREAS, Participants in the program meet once a week
throughout the school year, and volunteers facilitate a variety
of classroom activities to stimulate students' personal growth
and to help them gain valuable social and emotional learning
skills and discover their personal strengths; and
WHEREAS, These young scholars also take their first steps
in exploring the ways that college can change their lives; they
learn how to apply to college and how to request financial aid,
and they also visit local colleges and listen to university
students discuss campus life; and
WHEREAS, This exceptional program plays an important role
in helping students prepare to become productive members of
today's complex and ever-changing society; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th
Legislature, hereby extend a welcome to these young students on
the occasion of Consuelo Mendez Middle School Youth Pathways
Program Day at the Capitol; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in
honor of this special occasion.
Zaffirini
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on May 7, 2015.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate