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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Jakob Jones has been named salutatorian of the Class |
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| 6 | 7 | | of 2021 at Fort Bend Christian Academy in Sugar Land, and he indeed |
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| 7 | 8 | | merits special recognition for receiving this significant honor; |
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| 8 | 9 | | and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Earning the title of salutatorian requires not only |
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| 10 | 11 | | intellect and aptitude, but also four years of dedication to the |
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| 11 | 12 | | highest academic standards; in securing his place as one of the two |
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| 12 | 13 | | top-ranking students in his class, Mr. Jones demonstrated a |
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| 13 | 14 | | thorough understanding of a wide range of subjects, and his |
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| 14 | 15 | | attainment of this coveted distinction is the crowning achievement |
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| 15 | 16 | | of a notable high school career; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, The son of Jason Jones and Karen Marques, Mr. Jones |
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| 17 | 18 | | has received various accolades over the years, including a National |
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| 18 | 19 | | Merit Commended Student award, academic honors from the College |
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| 19 | 20 | | Board National Recognition Program, and selection as the junior |
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| 20 | 21 | | escort for the school's 2020 graduation; this well-rounded student |
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| 21 | 22 | | has also participated in cross-country, track, baseball, and |
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| 22 | 23 | | football, was a member of the Thespian Society and the Computer |
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| 23 | 24 | | Club, and placed first in the 2018 Eric "Malz" Malzkuhn ASL |
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| 24 | 25 | | Literature Competition; active in his community, he started a food |
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| 25 | 26 | | drive during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he has volunteered as a |
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| 26 | 27 | | Sunday school teacher and usher at Sugar Creek Baptist Church and |
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| 27 | 28 | | taken part in service opportunities in Puerto Rico, the Dominican |
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| 28 | 29 | | Republic, and Jamaica; following his graduation, he plans to study |
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| 29 | 30 | | engineering at Texas A&M University; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, During his years at Fort Bend Christian Academy, |
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| 31 | 32 | | Jakob Jones has earned the respect and admiration of both his |
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| 32 | 33 | | teachers and classmates, and his exceptional scholastic ability and |
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| 33 | 34 | | commitment to excellence have opened the way to a bright and |
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| 34 | 35 | | promising future for this outstanding young Texan; now, therefore, |
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| 35 | 36 | | be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Jakob Jones on graduating as |
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| 38 | 39 | | salutatorian of the Fort Bend Christian Academy Class of 2021 and |
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| 39 | 40 | | extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success as he begins |
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| 40 | 41 | | the next exciting chapter of his life; and, be it further |
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| 41 | 42 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 42 | 43 | | prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 43 | 44 | | House of Representatives. |
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