Bill Text: TX HR1986 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Amber Pickens of Dallas on her acceptance to The Juilliard School.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-19 - Reported enrolled [HR1986 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR1986-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1986 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Amber Pickens of Dallas has been admitted to The | ||
| Juilliard School, and it is indeed fitting to recognize this | ||
| talented young dancer as she prepares to embark on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of her life; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A senior at Booker T. Washington High School for the | ||
| Performing and Visual Arts in the Dallas Independent School | ||
| District, Ms. Pickens is the only Texan and one of only 12 women | ||
| accepted into the dance division at Juilliard for the 2011-2012 | ||
| academic year; she will enter the four-year fine arts program, | ||
| which incorporates a liberal arts curriculum; in addition, she has | ||
| received a fellowship to study at the Alvin Ailey American Dance | ||
| Theater in New York this summer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Ms. Pickens performed in the Repertory Dance Company | ||
| at Booker T. Washington, and she made her acting debut as the Fairy | ||
| Moth in the Dallas Theater Center's production of A Midsummer | ||
| Night's Dream; comfortable in front of the cameras as well as | ||
| onstage, she is featured as a ballerina princess in national | ||
| advertisements for the Make-A-Wish Foundation; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2008, the Texas Commission on the Arts selected | ||
| Ms. Pickens as a Texas Young Master of the Arts, and she received a | ||
| three-year annual grant that allowed her to attend classes at the | ||
| Alvin Ailey school; her numerous accolades also include an | ||
| honorable mention from the National Foundation for Advancement in | ||
| the Arts for her achievements in modern and African dance; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With her remarkable talent and commitment to | ||
| excellence, this young Texan can reflect with pride on her | ||
| accomplishments thus far while looking forward to a future bright | ||
| with promise; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Amber Pickens on her acceptance to | ||
| The Juilliard School 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. Pickens as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Mallory Caraway | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1986 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 16, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
