H.R. No. 435
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, A team of gifted students from Friendswood High
    1-2  School recently achieved outstanding success by winning first place
    1-3  in the Division 5A championship of the academic decathlon
    1-4  competition for the third consecutive year; and
    1-5        WHEREAS, This accomplished group of juniors and seniors swept
    1-6  19 other schools from around the state in the medium school
    1-7  division, capturing all nine individual top honors and thousands of
    1-8  dollars in scholarship money; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, The academic decathlon tests the knowledge of
   1-10  competitors in a wide variety of demanding subject areas ranging
   1-11  from social studies to economics, in addition to a topic selected
   1-12  for the exciting Super Quiz event, and requires sharp minds and
   1-13  countless hours of hard work and study to prepare for the event;
   1-14  and
   1-15        WHEREAS, Top scorers for the Friendswood team were seniors
   1-16  Sam Jacobs, John Willis, and Gordy Martin, whose impressive display
   1-17  of academic mastery won each of them $2,000 in scholarship money;
   1-18  and
   1-19        WHEREAS, Coaches Pepper Smith and Ruth Ann Krajefska are to
   1-20  be commended for their hard work in preparing their young charges
   1-21  for this rigorous competition and for providing them with the
   1-22  inspiration and drive to do their very best; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The success of the Friendswood High School team in
   1-24  statewide academic decathlon competition is directly attributable
    2-1  to the superb performances of its talented team members, including
    2-2  Dom Orlando, Sam Jacobs, John Willis, Gordy Martin, Brice Beale,
    2-3  Jay Ring, David Ulbrich, Virginia Pedicord, and Kyle Herbert; and
    2-4        WHEREAS, These dedicated students have once again brought
    2-5  well-deserved recognition to their school and community through
    2-6  their tremendous performance in the academic decathlon competition;
    2-7  their intelligence and determination represent the finest qualities
    2-8  of our state's young people, and accordingly merit our highest
    2-9  praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-11  Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Friendswood High
   2-12  School academic decathlon team on the team's extraordinary third
   2-13  straight win in statewide academic decathlon competition; and, be
   2-14  it further
   2-15        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   2-16  prepared for the members of the Friendswood High School academic
   2-17  decathlon team and Coaches Pepper Smith and Ruth Ann Krajefska as
   2-18  an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.