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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Rodriguez of Tuloso-Midway High School in |
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| 6 | 7 | | Corpus Christi has been named a 2017 Buc Days King Scholar through |
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| 7 | 8 | | the Buc Days Youth Leadership Program; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Affiliated with Rodeo Corpus Christi and the Buc |
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| 9 | 10 | | Days Festival, the program accepts 20 seniors each year; the 10 Miss |
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| 10 | 11 | | Buc Days Scholars and 10 Buc Days King Scholars are chosen on the |
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| 11 | 12 | | basis of their academic qualifications, their record of |
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| 12 | 13 | | participation in extracurricular activities, and their performance |
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| 13 | 14 | | in an essay and public speaking competition; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, During their final semester in high school, the |
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| 15 | 16 | | honorees participate in tours designed to expand their awareness of |
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| 16 | 17 | | educational, career, and service opportunities within their |
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| 17 | 18 | | community and take part in a Dale Carnegie leadership training |
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| 18 | 19 | | program; a total of $37,000 in scholarships is distributed among |
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| 19 | 20 | | the winning students, who are eligible for matching scholarships at |
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| 20 | 21 | | Del Mar Community College, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and Texas A&M University--Kingsville; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, A fitting recipient of this notable honor, Matthew |
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| 23 | 24 | | Rodriguez has demonstrated determination and perseverance in the |
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| 24 | 25 | | pursuit of his goals, and he may indeed look forward to a future |
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| 25 | 26 | | bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Matthew Rodriguez on his selection |
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| 28 | 29 | | as a 2017 Buc Days King Scholar and extend to him sincere best |
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| 29 | 30 | | wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for Mr. Rodriguez as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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