TITLE: Congratulating Valerie De Leon of McAllen Memorial High School on being chosen to participate in Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Valerie De Leon of McAllen Memorial High School on being chosen to participate in Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders.

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WHEREAS, Valerie Kay De Leon of McAllen Memorial High School has been chosen to participate in the summer 2013 session of Subiendo: The Academy for Rising Leaders at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business; and WHEREAS, The Subiendo Academy is a weeklong intensive leadership training program offered to Texas high school students; participants work in groups to find solutions to major problems facing Texas, meet with business leaders and policy makers to review and assess their findings, and create a summary presentation of their proposals for legislative staff and the media; and WHEREAS, A junior at McAllen Memorial High School, Ms. De Leon served as manager of the newspaper and yearbook during the current school year and is the incoming editor of both publications; she is the secretary-elect of the National Honor Society and an International Baccalaureate student who is enrolled in a course at her local college; her other extracurricular activities include taking part in the chamber choir and performing in musical productions; and WHEREAS, Valerie De Leon's hard work and scholastic achievements are truly exemplary, and she may indeed take great pride in being selected to participate in this prestigious program; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Valerie Kay De Leon on her acceptance into the Subiendo Academy at The University of Texas at Austin and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ms. De Leon as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Guerra Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1929 was adopted by the House on May 15, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House