H.R. No. 1246
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Jeriah Yu, a student at the Liberal Arts and Science
Academy in Austin, has achieved great distinction by finishing in
the top 100 contestants in the 2021 CyberStart America National
Cyber Scholarship Competition; and
WHEREAS, The CyberStart America Initiative is an innovative
cybersecurity training program in which high school students
compete for scholarships and prizes; developed by the SANS
Institute, the initiative encourages the next generation to pursue
careers in the field; in the CyberStart online challenge, students
take on the role of a cyber protection agent and work to solve
realistic problems and puzzles and to explore such topics as
cryptography and digital forensics; and
WHEREAS, A senior at LASA, Mr. Yu was one of just seven
students from Texas who ranked in the top two percent of the more
than 5,000 CyberStart participants nationwide; and
WHEREAS, This talented young Texan has demonstrated
exceptional skill and ingenuity in an emerging technology field,
and his abilities are sure to serve him well in the years ahead;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Jeriah Yu on finishing in the top
100 contestants in the 2021 CyberStart America National Cyber
Scholarship Competition 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. Yu as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Cole
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1246 was adopted by the House on May
23, 2021, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House