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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Saherish Surani has been named a 2016 Corpus Christi |
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| 6 | 7 | | Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished Scholar in the |
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| 7 | 8 | | service and leadership category; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Caller-Times/Citgo South Texas Distinguished |
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| 9 | 10 | | Scholars program was established to reward local students who have |
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| 10 | 11 | | demonstrated excellence in specific areas of achievement; since its |
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| 11 | 12 | | inception in 1988, hundreds of young men and women have been |
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| 12 | 13 | | selected for this prestigious honor, and each of the 2016 winners |
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| 13 | 14 | | received a $1,000 scholarship to help fund their college studies; |
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| 14 | 15 | | and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, The daughter of Zehra Surani and Dr. Salim Surani, |
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| 16 | 17 | | Saherish Surani ranks first in her class of 304 students at Veterans |
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| 17 | 18 | | Memorial High School, with an impressive 4.96 grade point average; |
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| 18 | 19 | | in addition to excelling academically, she is a competitive |
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| 19 | 20 | | pianist, president of her school's student council and National |
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| 20 | 21 | | Honor Society chapter, and vice chair of the city's Human Relations |
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| 21 | 22 | | Commission; in 2013, she cofounded iConquer, a program that uses |
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| 22 | 23 | | puppet shows, interactive skits, dances, jingles, crafting |
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| 23 | 24 | | activities, and animated short films to teach prekindergarteners |
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| 24 | 25 | | about healthy eating habits; over the past few years, Ms. Surani |
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| 25 | 26 | | and her team have raised $140,000 in funds and reached more than |
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| 26 | 27 | | 20,000 children in 50 elementary schools and day-care programs; 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 85th Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Saherish Surani on her selection as |
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| 33 | 34 | | a 2016 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. Surani as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | 39 | | House of Representatives. |
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