87R26771 CJM-D
By: Leach H.R. No. 1290
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eric Yang, a student at the Lowery Freshman Center
in Allen, 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, Mr. Yang 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 Eric Yang 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. Yang as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.