By: Barrientos S.R. No. 1182 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pride in 1-3 recognizing the members of the Westview Middle School Olympiad Team 1-4 on capturing the state championship title in the Science Olympiad 1-5 held in January of 1995; and 1-6 WHEREAS, It is the second consecutive year for Westview Middle 1-7 School to claim the state championship in the Science Olympiad, and 1-8 the team members are now representing the State of Texas in the 1-9 national competition which is being held in Indiana; and 1-10 WHEREAS, The Science Olympiad was created in 1983 to serve 1-11 as an alternative to conventional science fairs and tournaments and 1-12 to promote student interest in the field of science; there are over 1-13 12,000 schools from across the United States, grades kindergarten 1-14 through 12, that participate in the Olympiad; and 1-15 WHEREAS, The students and teachers who compete in the 1-16 Science Olympiad are highly dedicated participants who devote 1-17 an extraordinary amount of time and effort in preparation for the 1-18 event, which is held on local, state, and national levels; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Science Olympiad consists of 32 individual 1-20 and team events that require expertise in biology, earth science, 1-21 chemistry, physics, problem-solving, and technology; the Olympiad 1-22 events require group planning and cooperation and are noted for 1-23 promoting team spirit and good sportsmanship; and 2-1 WHEREAS, The students on the Westview Middle School Olympiad 2-2 Team have displayed perseverance and remarkable ability, and they 2-3 and their coaches have brought honor to their school, to their 2-4 community, and to the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-5 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-6 74th Legislature, hereby commend the coaches of the Westview Middle 2-7 School team, Colleen Moore, Brian Littlefield, Lorraine Perea, and 2-8 John Thomas, and extend congratulations to the following Olympians 2-9 for their outstanding performances: Nathan Drozd, T. K. Focht, 2-10 Sonia Goel, Samir Goel, Hubert Ham, Aaron Jones, Keri Kunschik, 2-11 Kevin Lawhon, Simone Nichols, David Price, Susie Rees, Julie Rosser, 2-12 Elizabeth Ruetz, Atasha Smith, Patrick Tarlton, Justin Whitworth, 2-13 Michael Vega, Molly Potter, and Sean Williams; and, be it further 2-14 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-15 Westview Middle School as an expression of esteem from the 2-16 Texas Senate. 2-17 ______________________________________ 2-18 President of the Senate 2-19 I hereby certify that the above 2-20 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-21 on May 24, 1995. 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Secretary of the Senate 2-24 ______________________________________ 2-25 Member, Texas Senate