By: Shapiro S.R. No. 818 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Plano East Senior High School academic 1-3 decathlon team has reached the pinnacle of achievement in 1-4 academic competition, winning the 1993 national academic 1-5 decathlon championship; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Spurred by the memory of a disappointing performance 1-7 in the 1992 state finals, the Plano East squad captured the 1993 1-8 state championship before advancing to the national finals in 1-9 Phoenix, Arizona; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Facing the intense demands and pressures of the 1-11 two-day national competition, this outstanding group of dedicated 1-12 students gave a superlative performance, triumphing over highly 1-13 regarded teams from 43 states and the District of Columbia; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Competing at the highest levels of academic 1-15 competition requires not only quick and sharp young minds but 1-16 also countless hours of study and preparation in multiple 1-17 disciplines; and 1-18 WHEREAS, The team's supreme achievement was a result of 1-19 exceptional contributions from members Sunny Chu, Ranjay Halder, 1-20 Jason Mellard, Karl Martinez, Todd Konkel, Michael Hardy, 1-21 Sunil Mehta, Brian Bartles, and James Jones; in addition to 1-22 leading the group to the team title, Sunny Chu, Ranjay Halder, 1-23 and Jason Mellard also earned well-deserved scholarships for their 2-1 performance in attaining the top overall scores; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Outstanding leadership and encouragement were the 2-3 hallmarks of coaches Joyce Gillam and Jack Worsham, whose tireless 2-4 efforts enabled each team member to perform at the highest possible 2-5 level; and 2-6 WHEREAS, The Plano East Senior High School academic decathlon 2-7 team members have withstood the rigors of this demanding event, 2-8 demonstrating an exemplary command of their considerable knowledge 2-9 to take the national title; and 2-10 WHEREAS, They also have brought great honor and prestige 2-11 to their school, their community, and to this state by their 2-12 impressive achievement, which has continued and enhanced a truly 2-13 enviable record of success established by Texas high schools in 2-14 this national competition, and it is appropriate that these young 2-15 scholars be given special legislative recognition; now, therefore, 2-16 be it 2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-18 73rd Legislature, hereby commend the members of the Plano East 2-19 Senior High School academic decathlon team for their superior 2-20 achievement in winning the 1993 national championship and extend 2-21 best wishes to them for future success; and, be it further 2-22 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-23 members of the team and their coaches as an expression of high 2-24 regard from the Texas Senate. 2-25 _____________________________________ 3-1 President of the Senate 3-2 I hereby certify that the 3-3 above Resolution was adopted by 3-4 the Senate on May 3, 1993. 3-5 _____________________________________ 3-6 Secretary of the Senate 3-7 _____________________________________ 3-8 Member, Texas Senate