H.R. No. 1045 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 the Midway Independent School District (ISD) math teams on placing 1-3 first in math number sense and second in general math at the 1-4 University Interscholastic League (UIL) state competition held May 1-5 5-6, 1995; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Members of the state champion math number sense team 1-7 were Sam Keen, Mandy Brown, and Cheryl Boettcher, and the general 1-8 math team was composed of Mandy Brown, Chrystal Miller, and Cheryl 1-9 Boettcher; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Performing at the highest level in academic 1-11 competition requires not only keen intellect but also countless 1-12 hours of study and preparation, and these dedicated students 1-13 exemplify the pursuit of scholastic excellence; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Coach James Pappas labored tirelessly to prepare his 1-15 charges for this difficult and demanding event, encouraging team 1-16 members in their studies and helping to fire their competitive 1-17 spirit, and he played a vital role in ensuring the teams' success; 1-18 and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Midway ISD math team members have truly 1-20 demonstrated an exemplary command of their challenging subject 1-21 matter during the statewide competition, and it is indeed 1-22 appropriate that these young scholars be given special legislative 1-23 recognition for their impressive achievements; now, therefore, be 1-24 it 2-1 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-2 Legislature hereby congratulate the Midway ISD math teams on their 2-3 superior performance at the 1995 UIL state competition and extend 2-4 to each team member best wishes for continued success in all future 2-5 endeavors; and, be it further 2-6 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-7 prepared for the team members and their coach as an expression of 2-8 high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.