Bill Text: TX HR410 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Samuel Nathan Brehm on his receipt of an Academic Achievement Award from LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-06 - Reported enrolled [HR410 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR410-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 410 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Samuel Nathan Brehm is being presented with an | ||
| Academic Achievement Award by LULAC Council No. 1 in Corpus Christi | ||
| at the organization's 21st annual awards banquet on February 16, | ||
| 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A senior at Richard King High School, Samuel Brehm | ||
| currently ranks third in a class of 430 students; his myriad | ||
| scholastic accomplishments include advancing to the University | ||
| Interscholastic League area competition in math and science, | ||
| serving as captain of the KEDT Challenge team, qualifying for the | ||
| 2017 Texas Academic Decathlon, and captaining the King Science Bowl | ||
| team, which has been invited to compete in the U.S. Department of | ||
| Energy National Science Bowl; he has also participated in | ||
| Destination Imagination since the third grade, and his team has | ||
| twice progressed to the program's global finals; the current vice | ||
| president of Mu Alpha Theta, he was 1 of only 18 students worldwide | ||
| to earn a perfect score on the Advanced Placement Calculus AB exam | ||
| in 2016; after graduation, he plans to attend Rice University and | ||
| pursue a double major in mechanical engineering and physics; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In addition to excelling academically, Mr. Brehm | ||
| has demonstrated a significant talent for the arts; he is a member | ||
| of the King High concert and jazz bands and a trumpet section leader | ||
| for the Mighty Mustang Marching Band; an accomplished pianist as | ||
| well, he has had the honor of playing at Carnegie Hall six times, | ||
| and his musical talents have frequently taken him to the UIL state | ||
| competition; moreover, he has danced with the Corpus Christi Ballet | ||
| since he was five years old, performing in The Nutcracker for 13 | ||
| years as well as in several other ballets, and he has garnered a | ||
| number of solo roles; Mr. Brehm is also an Eagle Scout and a Sea | ||
| Scout, and he has been actively involved with St. Philip the | ||
| Apostle Catholic Church as an altar server and a Eucharistic cross | ||
| bearer; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his remarkable perseverance in the pursuit | ||
| of his goals, this outstanding young Texan has become a source of | ||
| pride for the Corpus Christi community, and his exceptional | ||
| abilities and unwavering commitment to excellence truly merit | ||
| special recognition; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Samuel Nathan Brehm on his receipt | ||
| of an Academic Achievement Award from LULAC Council No. 1 and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. Brehm as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Herrero | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 410 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 2, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
