By Counts                                             H.R. No. 1138
       74R14142 KMP-D
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The students of the Rule Independent School District
    1-2  recently impressed judges and peers alike with their outstanding
    1-3  success at this year's University Interscholastic League (UIL)
    1-4  State Championships in Austin, placing second overall in the Class
    1-5  A category; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Bringing energy and imagination to their impressive
    1-7  production of Steel Magnolias, the cast and crew were honored with
    1-8  a first-place finish in the Class A one-act play competition, much
    1-9  to the delight of their director, Bobby Robinson; dependent on the
   1-10  talents of Nicole Holcomb, Amy Tibbets, Kacy Baitz, Susan Saffel,
   1-11  Denise Wilson, Isabell Baez, Sara Kittley, Lisa Shawver, and Kayla
   1-12  Allison, the play's resounding success was further embellished when
   1-13  three cast members were recognized individually for their superb
   1-14  performances:  Julie Saffel was named to the All-Star Cast, while
   1-15  Stephanie Stegemoeller and Megan Jones received All-Star Cast
   1-16  honorable mention; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, The students at this remarkable school also fared
   1-18  extremely well in academic competitions:  Allison Pike, Cory
   1-19  Robinson, and Denise Wilson were named the state's top calculator
   1-20  applications team, while Allison Pike won the individual calculator
   1-21  applications competition and Cory Robinson placed first in the
   1-22  individual science category; Kacy Baitz, Allison Pike, and Cory
   1-23  Robinson achieved a second-place finish in the computer science
   1-24  competition, with Cory Robinson taking home fourth-place honors in
    2-1  the individual mathematics event, and the overall UIL team, which
    2-2  included Denise Wilson, Allison Pike, Kacy Baitz, and Cory
    2-3  Robinson, also performed well under the able guidance of coaches
    2-4  Alice Jones and Jerry Cannon; and
    2-5        WHEREAS, These young Texans have all brought acclaim and
    2-6  recognition to their classmates, parents, and teachers of the Rule
    2-7  Independent School District and to their community as a whole, and
    2-8  they are indeed deserving of special commendation at this time;
    2-9  now, therefore, be it
   2-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   2-11  Legislature hereby congratulate the students of the Rule
   2-12  Independent School District on their extraordinary achievements at
   2-13  this year's UIL competitions; and, be it further
   2-14        RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
   2-15  for these fine students as an expression of high regard by the
   2-16  Texas House of Representatives.