5 | 11 | | WHEREAS, The Eagle Scout badge is a significant honor |
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6 | 12 | | bestowed on only a small fraction of those who enter the scouting |
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7 | 13 | | movement; in the course of meeting the rank's demanding criteria, |
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8 | 14 | | Mr. Newman earned the requisite 21 merit badges and successfully |
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9 | 15 | | completed an Eagle Scout project of benefit to his community; |
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10 | 16 | | working with a team of 23 volunteers, he built a GaGa Ball pit in |
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11 | 17 | | Pleasanton River Park, providing local children an additional |
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12 | 18 | | option for physical activity; and |
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13 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The son of Larry and Haley Pierce, this fine young |
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14 | 20 | | Texan has demonstrated outstanding leadership ability throughout |
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15 | 21 | | his scouting career, winning the respect and admiration of his |
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16 | | - | fellow troop members as he worked toward the highest rank that |
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17 | | - | the organization offers; he has held a number of leadership |
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18 | | - | positions, serving as historian, librarian, and assistant senior |
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19 | | - | patrol leader of his troop, and he is also a member of the Order |
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20 | | - | of the Arrow; a junior at Pleasanton High School, he plans to |
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21 | | - | study mechanics and welding at Universal Technical Institute |
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22 | | - | after graduation; and |
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| 22 | + | fellow troop members as he worked toward the highest rank that the |
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| 23 | + | organization offers; he has held a number of leadership positions, |
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| 24 | + | serving as historian, librarian, and assistant senior patrol leader |
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| 25 | + | of his troop, and he is also a member of the Order of the Arrow; a |
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| 26 | + | junior at Pleasanton High School, he plans to study mechanics and |
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| 27 | + | welding at Universal Technical Institute after graduation; and |
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24 | | - | his perseverance in the pursuit of his goals have proven him |
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25 | | - | worthy to stand among scouting's elite, and he may indeed reflect |
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26 | | - | with pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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27 | | - | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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28 | | - | 89th Legislature, hereby congratulate Clayton Ross Newman on |
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29 | | - | achieving the rank of Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best |
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30 | | - | wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 29 | + | his perseverance in the pursuit of his goals have proven him worthy |
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| 30 | + | to stand among scouting's elite, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 31 | + | pride on a job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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| 32 | + | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 89th Texas Legislature |
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| 33 | + | hereby congratulate Clayton Ross Newman on achieving the rank of |
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| 34 | + | Eagle Scout and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 35 | + | success and happiness; and, be it further |
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32 | | - | prepared for Mr. Newman as an expression of high regard from the |
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33 | | - | Texas Senate. |
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34 | | - | Gutierrez |
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35 | | - | ________________________________ |
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36 | | - | President of the Senate |
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37 | | - | I hereby certify that the |
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38 | | - | above Resolution was adopted by |
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39 | | - | the Senate on March 4, 2025. |
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40 | | - | ________________________________ |
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41 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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42 | | - | ________________________________ |
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43 | | - | Member, Texas Senate |
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| 37 | + | prepared for Mr. Newman as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 38 | + | Senate. |
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