| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2284 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The JROTC drill team from Harlingen High School |
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| 6 | 6 | | proved itself one of the finest in the country with its |
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| 7 | 7 | | title-winning performance at the 2023 National High School Drill |
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| 8 | 8 | | Team Championship, held in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 6 and 7; |
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| 9 | 9 | | and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Established in 1982, the National High School Drill |
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| 11 | 11 | | Team Championship enables JROTC cadets from throughout the United |
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| 12 | 12 | | States to demonstrate their skills in regulation, exhibition, color |
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| 13 | 13 | | guard, and inspection disciplines in both armed and unarmed |
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| 14 | 14 | | divisions; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Competing under the name Silver Guard, the Harlingen |
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| 16 | 16 | | High School drill team compiled a total of 4,379 points to earn top |
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| 17 | 17 | | honors in the Division 3 Unarmed Overall category; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, In claiming the title, the Harlingen team received |
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| 19 | 19 | | valuable contributions from each member of the roster: Jacqueline |
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| 20 | 20 | | Acosta, Kaylie Dewitt, Mia Acosta, Sherlyn Aguilar, Naydeline Puga, |
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| 21 | 21 | | Devannay Tellez, Kayli Barbosa, Cheyanne Deadman, Marie Garza, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Alexa Serna, Grace Aguilar, Izaiah Rodriguez, Hayley Ruiz, Antonio |
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| 23 | 23 | | Aguilar, and Giselle Garcia; these determined cadets benefited from |
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| 24 | 24 | | the able guidance of instructors Master Sergeant (Ret.) Tony |
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| 25 | 25 | | Gonzales and First Sergeant (Ret.) Leonard Robinson; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, Winning a drill team national championship is a |
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| 27 | 27 | | remarkable achievement that results from exceptional discipline, |
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| 28 | 28 | | outstanding precision, and an unwavering commitment to excellence, |
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| 29 | 29 | | and the talented young men and women in the Harlingen High School |
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| 30 | 30 | | JROTC program are a source of great pride for their school and |
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| 31 | 31 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 33 | 33 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Harlingen High School JROTC |
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| 34 | 34 | | drill team on winning the Division 3 Unarmed Overall title at the |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2023 National High School Drill Team Championship and extend to the |
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| 36 | 36 | | cadets and instructors sincere best wishes for continued success; |
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| 37 | 37 | | and, be it further |
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| 38 | 38 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 39 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 41 | 41 | | Lopez of Cameron |
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| 42 | 42 | | ______________________________ |
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| 43 | 43 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 44 | 44 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2284 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 45 | 45 | | 26, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 46 | 46 | | ______________________________ |
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| 47 | 47 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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