H.R. No. 719
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
1-2 four outstanding Texas math students who recently won second place
1-3 in the national MATHCOUNTS competition that was held in Washington,
1-4 D.C., on April 30, 1993; and
1-5 WHEREAS, Team members Richard Chiburis of Memorial Middle
1-6 School in Houston, Darrick Chang of Kealing Junior High School in
1-7 Austin, Joey Liaw of St. John's School in Houston, and Andres
1-8 Perez-Bergquist of Murchison Middle School in Austin, are to be
1-9 commended for their excellent performance as is their fine coach,
1-10 Patricia Rossman of Kealing Junior High School, for her hard work
1-11 in guiding these talented students; and
1-12 WHEREAS, MATHCOUNTS is a national program designed to
1-13 encourage junior high school students to improve their math skills
1-14 and explore the many exciting and challenging career opportunities
1-15 available in the fields of math, science, and technology; and
1-16 WHEREAS, MATHCOUNTS coaches help participating
1-17 students--called "mathletes"--to build problem-solving and
1-18 analytical skills through a challenging and fun series of math
1-19 contests that culminate with a national competition each spring;
1-20 and
1-21 WHEREAS, Sponsors of this worthwhile program include the
1-22 National Society of Professional Engineers, the CNA Insurance
1-23 Companies, the Cray Research Foundation, the General Motors
1-24 Foundation, Texas Instruments Incorporated, the National Council of
2-1 Teachers of Mathematics, and the National Aeronautics and Space
2-2 Administration; and
2-3 WHEREAS, More than three million students, nationally and
2-4 abroad, have participated in MATHCOUNTS since its inception in
2-5 1983, and the program has flourished under the direction of its
2-6 honorary chairman, Robert B. Lane, the president of NationsBank of
2-7 Texas, and received praise from the president of the United States
2-8 and the secretary of education, as well as many other prominent
2-9 leaders and organizations; and
2-10 WHEREAS, These fine students and their coach have brought
2-11 great pride to their schools and the State of Texas through their
2-12 success in national competition and they are indeed deserving of
2-13 high praise and special legislative recognition for their recent
2-14 accomplishment; now, therefore, be it
2-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 73rd Texas
2-16 Legislature hereby congratulate the Texas MATHCOUNTS Team and Coach
2-17 Patricia Rossman for the team's outstanding showing at the national
2-18 MATHCOUNTS competition this year and extend to them sincere best
2-19 wishes for continued success in the future; and, be it further
2-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-21 prepared for each member of the Texas team and for Coach Rossman as
2-22 an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
2-23 an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
2-24 Delco
2-25 H.R. No. 719
2-26 Laney Giddings Munoz
2-27 Alexander Glaze Naishtat
3-1 Allen Goodman Nieto
3-2 Alonzo Goolsby Oakley
3-3 Alvarado Granoff Ogden
3-4 Averitt Gray Oliveira
3-5 Bailey Greenberg Park
3-6 Berlanga Grusendorf Parra
3-7 Black Gutierrez Patterson
3-8 Blackwood Haggerty Pitts
3-9 Bomer Hamric Place
3-10 Bosse Harris Price
3-11 Brady Hartnett Puente
3-12 Brimer Heflin Rabuck
3-13 Cain Hernandez Ramsay
3-14 Campbell Hightower Rangel
3-15 Carona Hilbert Raymond
3-16 Carter Hilderbran Rodriguez
3-17 Chisum Hill Romo
3-18 Clemons Hirschi Rudd
3-19 Coleman Hochberg Sadler
3-20 Combs Holzheauser Saunders
3-21 Conley Horn Schechter
3-22 Cook Hudson Seidlits
3-23 Corte Hunter of Taylor Shields
3-24 Counts Hunter of Nueces Siebert
3-25 Crabb Jackson A. Smith of Harris
3-26 Craddick James D. Smith of Harris
3-27 Cuellar of Webb Johnson Smithee
4-1 Cuellar of Hidalgo Jones of Lubbock Solis
4-2 Culberson Jones of Dallas Stiles
4-3 Danburg Junell Swinford
4-4 Davila Kamel Tallas
4-5 Davis Krusee Talton
4-6 De La Garza Kubiak Telford
4-7 Dear Kuempel Thompson of Tarrant
4-8 Delco Lewis Thompson of Harris
4-9 Delisi Linebarger Turner of Coleman
4-10 Denton Longoria Turner of Harris
4-11 Driver Luna Uher
4-12 Duncan McCall Van de Putte
4-13 Dutton McCoulskey Vowell
4-14 Earley McDonald West
4-15 Eckels Madden Williamson
4-16 Edwards Marchant Willis
4-17 Erickson Martin Wilson
4-18 Finnell Maxey Wolens
4-19 Flores Moffat Yarbrough
4-20 Gallego Moreno Yost
4-21 Gallegos Mowery Zbranek
4-22 H.R. No. 719
4-23 _______________________________
4-24 Speaker of the House
4-25 I certify that H.R. No. 719 was adopted by the House on May
4-26 14, 1993, by a non-record vote.
4-27 _______________________________
5-1 Chief Clerk of the House