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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 476
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WHEREAS, Micheal Brown, a senior at Lamar High School in |
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Houston, has been rewarded for his stellar academic |
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accomplishments by earning full-ride scholarships to 20 |
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colleges, including a number of Ivy League universities; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding young Texan gained admittance to |
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such institutions as Yale, Princeton, Northwestern, Johns |
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Hopkins, and Harvard Universities, along with his longtime dream |
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school, Stanford University; he can look forward to having his |
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tuition fully covered at whichever institution he chooses; |
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moreover, he has been awarded an additional $260,000 in other |
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scholarship funds; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Brown has distinguished himself by earning a |
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GPA of 4.68 and near-perfect SAT and ACT scores of 1540 and 34, |
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respectively; in addition to excelling academically, he has |
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maintained a schedule of extracurricular activities that has |
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included involvement in the debate program, the Key Club, student |
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government, and tennis; he credits his success to the support and |
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encouragement of his classmates, his teachers and counselors, |
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and his mother, Berthinia Rutledge-Brown, who has inspired him to |
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keep pushing himself to greater heights; and |
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WHEREAS, Micheal Brown has proven himself to be a young man |
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of remarkable intellect, character, and perseverance in the |
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pursuit of his goals, and it is a pleasure to join his family and |
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friends in recognizing him as he embarks on a future bright with |
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promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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Legislature, hereby congratulate Micheal Brown on earning |
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full-ride scholarships to 20 prestigious universities and extend |
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to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all his |
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endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Brown as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on March 25, 2019. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |