TITLE: Congratulating Hannah Mandell of Wakeland High School on her receipt of the 2019 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Hannah Mandell of Wakeland High School on her receipt of the 2019 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Hannah Mandell of Wakeland High School in Frisco has been named the winner of the 2019 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award, and she indeed merits special recognition for this achievement; and WHEREAS, Created in 1986 by the Davey O'Brien Foundation, the Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship has provided more than $600,000 to outstanding high school seniors in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and beyond; the scholarship recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through their character, community service, leadership, and participation in varsity sports; and WHEREAS, Hannah Mandell is the first Wakeland student to win the award and plans to use her $30,000 scholarship to continue her education and athletic career at Pomona College; ranked seventh in her class of 496 students, with a 5.423 grade point average, she is a National AP Scholar and an AP Scholar with Distinction; she serves as president of her senior class and the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society, and she is also a student ambassador and a member of the principal's advisory council and the National Honor Society; active in her community, she founded the Environmental Conservation Organization; and WHEREAS, A gifted multisport athlete, Ms. Mandell earned all-state recognition after helping to lead Wakeland to the 2017-2018 University Interscholastic League 5A girls' state soccer championship; additionally, she holds the school record in the 1,600-meter run, and in 2016, she advanced to state in track and field as well as cross country; and WHEREAS, Exciting challenges and opportunities await this exemplary young Texan, and it is a pleasure to join in recognizing her as she embarks on a future bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Hannah Mandell on her receipt of the 2019 Davey O'Brien High School Scholarship Award and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. Mandell as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Patterson Holland Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 633 was adopted by the House on March 21, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House