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| 6 | 7 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Members of the Bartlett High School chapter of the |
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| 8 | 9 | | Family, Career and Community Leaders of America have distinguished |
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| 9 | 10 | | themselves through their participation in the LifeSmarts State and |
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| 10 | 11 | | National Championship competitions; and |
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| 11 | 12 | | WHEREAS, LifeSmarts is a consumer education program for |
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| 12 | 13 | | middle and high school students in which participants study and are |
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| 13 | 14 | | assessed on five topic areas: personal finance, consumer rights, |
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| 14 | 15 | | health and safety, technology, and the environment; after advancing |
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| 15 | 16 | | through online events, students are invited to take part in live |
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| 16 | 17 | | team competitions; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Members of the team that won the 2024 LifeSmarts |
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| 18 | 19 | | State Championship title for Bartlett High School were Sharon |
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| 19 | 20 | | Clawson, Deeaja Monfort, Jaxon Bernstein, Dylan Brown, and Makaela |
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| 20 | 21 | | Russell; they were then invited to compete at the National |
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| 21 | 22 | | LifeSmarts Championship in San Diego, California, where they placed |
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| 22 | 23 | | ninth; the team represented one of only two schools from Texas in |
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| 23 | 24 | | attendance; and |
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| 24 | 25 | | WHEREAS, In January 2025, Bartlett High School placed first |
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| 25 | 26 | | for the third year in a row at the LifeSmarts State Championship, |
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| 26 | 27 | | qualifying them to compete in April at the National LifeSmarts |
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| 27 | 28 | | Championship in Chicago, Illinois; the FCCLA LifeSmarts team |
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| 28 | 29 | | members for the 2024-2025 academic year include Dylan Brown, Sharon |
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| 29 | 30 | | Clawson, Jaxon Bernstein, Zachary Huebner, and Makaela Russell; and |
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| 30 | 31 | | WHEREAS, With their fine showing at the recent state and |
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| 31 | 32 | | national LifeSmarts competitions, these outstanding young Texans |
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| 32 | 33 | | have demonstrated great initiative and ability, and they may indeed |
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| 33 | 34 | | look forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Bartlett High School FCCLA |
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| 36 | 37 | | LifeSmarts champions on their achievements and extend to them |
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| 37 | 38 | | sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the Bartlett High School FCCLA LifeSmarts competition |
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| 40 | 41 | | team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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| 41 | 42 | | Representatives. |
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