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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jessica Rivera won the 64th annual South Texas |
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| 6 | 7 | | Regional Spelling Bee held at the Congressman Solomon P. Ortiz |
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| 7 | 8 | | International Center in Corpus Christi on February 25, 2017, to the |
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| 8 | 9 | | delight of her family and friends; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Triumphing over nearly 100 other students from area |
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| 10 | 11 | | elementary and middle schools, Jessica made it to the finals, and |
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| 11 | 12 | | after 14 rounds, she claimed first place by correctly spelling the |
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| 12 | 13 | | word "mochi"; with her impressive victory, she earned a |
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| 13 | 14 | | championship trophy as well as the opportunity to compete in the |
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| 14 | 15 | | 2017 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C.; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Matilde and Olga Rivera, Jessica is |
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| 16 | 17 | | an eighth grader at Cunningham Middle School, where she is the |
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| 17 | 18 | | five-time champion of the campus spelling bee and participates in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the robotics club, student council, the National Junior Honor |
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| 19 | 20 | | Society, band, golf, and the Teen Trendsetters reading mentorship |
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| 20 | 21 | | program; she has also secured a place on the honor roll for the |
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| 21 | 22 | | third consecutive year, and in her spare time, she enjoys playing |
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| 22 | 23 | | piano; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Through her exceptional ability, hard work, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | commitment to excellence, Jessica Rivera has brought great pride to |
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| 25 | 26 | | her family, her school, and the South Texas community at large, and |
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| 26 | 27 | | she is indeed deserving of recognition for this outstanding |
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| 27 | 28 | | accomplishment; now, therefore, be it |
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| 28 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 29 | 30 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jessica Rivera on winning the 64th |
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| 30 | 31 | | annual South Texas Regional Spelling Bee and extend to her sincere |
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| 31 | 32 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for Jessica Rivera as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 34 | 35 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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