SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 12
       WHEREAS, The Burnet High School FFA team achieved great
distinction by winning the national championship in the meats
evaluation and technology category at the 2023 National FFA
Convention and Expo; and
 
       WHEREAS, Advancing to the national meet after excelling at
the local and state levels, the Burnet High contingent claimed top
honors in the meats evaluation and technology career development
event; the competition included a general knowledge exam, a beef
carcass evaluation, the identification of wholesale and retail
cuts of beef, lamb, and pork, the quality and yield grading of beef
carcasses, a team meat merchandising event, and the solving of a
meat formulation problem; and
 
       WHEREAS, Burnet was led by Carter Bostic, who won national
champion and first-place individual honors; Jackson Drozd was
named reserve national champion and second-place winner in the
individual category, and Enrique Montalvo and Cayden Beatty
respectively collected fourth-place and sixth-place individual
showings for the team; and
 
       WHEREAS, In bringing home a national title, these outstanding
young Texans have demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication in
the pursuit of their goals, and they are a source of great pride to
their school and their community; now, therefore, be it
 
       RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, 4th Called Session, hereby congratulate the Burnet
High School FFA team on winning the national championship in the
meats evaluation and technology competition at the 2023 National
FFA Convention and Expo and extend to all those associated with the
group sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
 
       RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the Burnet FFA team as an expression of high regard
from the Texas Senate.
 
Flores
 
 
 
  ________________________________ 
      President of the Senate
   
      I hereby certify that the
  above Resolution was adopted by
  the Senate on November 9, 2023.
 
 
 
  ________________________________ 
      Secretary of the Senate
 
 
 
  ________________________________ 
       Member, Texas Senate