H.R. No. 410
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Samuel Nathan Brehm is being presented with an
Academic Achievement Award by LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi
at the organization's 21st annual awards banquet on February 16,
2017; and
WHEREAS, A senior at Richard King High School, Samuel Brehm
currently ranks third in a class of 430 students; his myriad
scholastic accomplishments include advancing to the University
Interscholastic League area competition in math and science,
serving as captain of the KEDT Challenge team, qualifying for the
2017 Texas Academic Decathlon, and captaining the King Science Bowl
team, which has been invited to compete in the U.S. Department of
Energy National Science Bowl; he has also participated in
Destination Imagination since the third grade, and his team has
twice progressed to the program's global finals; the current vice
president of Mu Alpha Theta, he was 1 of only 18 students worldwide
to earn a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam
in 2016; after graduation, he plans to attend Rice University and
pursue a double major in mechanical engineering and physics; and
WHEREAS, In addition to excelling academically, Mr. Brehm
has demonstrated a significant talent for the arts; he is a member
of the King High concert and jazz bands and a trumpet section leader
for the Mighty Mustang Marching Band; an accomplished pianist as
well, he has had the honor of playing at Carnegie Hall six times,
and his musical talents have frequently taken him to the UIL state
competition; moreover, he has danced with the Corpus Christi Ballet
since he was five years old, performing in The Nutcracker for 13
years as well as in several other ballets, and he has garnered a
number of solo roles; Mr. Brehm is also an Eagle Scout and a Sea
Scout, and he has been actively involved with St. Philip the
Apostle Catholic Church as an altar server and a Eucharistic cross
bearer; and
WHEREAS, Through his remarkable perseverance in the pursuit
of his goals, this outstanding young Texan has become a source of
pride for the Corpus Christi community, and his exceptional
abilities and unwavering commitment to excellence truly merit
special recognition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Samuel Nathan Brehm on his receipt
of an Academic Achievement Award from LULAC Council No. 1 and
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Brehm as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 410 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House