S.R. No. 1190
1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION
1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to
1-3 recognize the Gregory-Portland High School Academic Team which
1-4 recently won the First Place Team Award in Conference 4A at the
1-5 University Interscholastic League Meet; and
1-6 WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League offers the
1-7 most comprehensive literary and academic program in the nation;
1-8 and
1-9 WHEREAS, These activities are designed to complement the
1-10 academic curriculum, to motivate students as they acquire higher
1-11 levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront issues of
1-12 importance, and to provide students with the opportunity to
1-13 demonstrate mastery of specific skills; and
1-14 WHEREAS, The Academic Team from Gregory-Portland High School
1-15 won the First Place Team Award in Conference 4A and the Calculator
1-16 Applications Team also garnered first place with individual winners
1-17 scoring an impressive number of points in several categories; and
1-18 WHEREAS, Individually, Brian Lytle won a first place on
1-19 the Calculator Applications Team, second place in calculator
1-20 applications, and sixth place in number sense; and
1-21 WHEREAS, Kevin Kalich made a good showing with a first place
1-22 on the Calculator Applications Team and a first place in calculator
1-23 applications; and
2-1 WHEREAS, The excellent showing continued with Smita Dalvi
2-2 winning first place on the Calculator Applications Team,
2-3 Matt Jolley winning fourth place in poetry interpretation,
2-4 Robert Jones winning first place in extemporaneous persuasive
2-5 speaking, and Craig Kotfas winning first place in prose
2-6 interpretation; and
2-7 WHEREAS, The family and friends of these outstanding young
2-8 people are justly proud of the team championship which they won;
2-9 and
2-10 WHEREAS, Blessed with outstanding teachers who prepared the
2-11 academic team members, they were fortunate to receive the guidance
2-12 which contributed to their success; and
2-13 WHEREAS, The accomplishments of our state's young citizens
2-14 are a source of pride for all Texans and the academic team from
2-15 Gregory-Portland High School is certainly worthy of legislative
2-16 recognition; now, therefore, be it
2-17 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
2-18 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate the Gregory-Portland High
2-19 School academic team on their first place victory; and, be it
2-20 further
2-21 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
2-22 team as an expression of the highest esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-23 Truan
2-24 Armbrister Henderson Ratliff
2-25 Barrientos Leedom Rosson
3-1 Bivins Lucio Shapiro
3-2 Brown Luna Sibley
3-3 Cain Madla Sims
3-4 Ellis Moncrief Turner
3-5 Gallegos Montford Wentworth
3-6 Galloway Nelson West
3-7 Harris Nixon Whitmire
3-8 Haywood Patterson Zaffirini
3-9 Bullock, President of the Senate
3-10 ______________________________________
3-11 President of the Senate
3-12 I hereby certify that the above
3-13 Resolution was adopted by the Senate
3-14 on May 24, 1995.
3-15 ______________________________________
3-16 Secretary of the Senate
3-17 ______________________________________
3-18 Dean of the Senate