TITLE: Recognizing Marco Andres Juarez of San Antonio as an honorary page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13, 2011.

SUMMARY: Recognizing Marco Andres Juarez of San Antonio as an honorary page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13, 2011.

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WHEREAS, Marco Andres Juarez of San Antonio is serving as an honorary page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13, 2011, providing a fitting opportunity to recognize this fine young Texan for his educational and extracurricular achievements; and WHEREAS, A junior at the International School of the Americas in San Antonio, Marco Juarez is ranked in the top five percent of his class and is currently enrolled in four advanced placement courses; in addition, he is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society, and Model United Nations, which he co-chairs; and WHEREAS, Mr. Juarez plays the viola in the varsity chamber orchestra, and he was named an outstanding student musician in 2009 and earned a superior ranking at the University Interscholastic League orchestra competition in 2010; he has also been a member of the pit orchestra for performances of The Sound of Music and Seussical;and WHEREAS, Recently chosen as one of just 25 students from across the country, Mr. Juarez will travel to Honduras and Nicaragua for three weeks in 2011 as part of the Central America Youth Ambassadors program, which works to increase mutual understanding among peoples of the Americas as well as to prepare tomorrow's leaders for a lifetime of community service; the program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and administered by Georgetown University; and WHEREAS, Mr. Juarez has served as a counselor and mentor at a robotics engineering camp and participated in the National Hispanic Institute's youth legislative sessions; moreover, he has done volunteer work with state and national political campaigns and at the Ronald McDonald House, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, the Model United Nations 2010 San Antonio conference, and his school and church; his other interests include tennis, rugby, chess, and ping-pong; and WHEREAS, Demonstrating initiative and a commitment to excellence, Marco Juarez has built an impressive record of accomplishment, and he may indeed look forward to a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize Marco Andres Juarez as an honorary page in the Texas House of Representatives on April 13, 2011, and commend him for his academic achievements and community service; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Juarez as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Castro Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1320 was adopted by the House on April 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House