By: Sibley S.R. No. 1287 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, Bridgeport High School became the First Place 1-3 Team in the 3A Conference at the University Interscholastic 1-4 League Academic and One-Act Play State Meet held at 1-5 The University of Texas at Austin on May 4 through May 6, 1995; 1-6 and 1-7 WHEREAS, The University Interscholastic League offers 1-8 the most comprehensive literary and academic competitive program 1-9 in the nation; it offers more than any other university 1-10 interscholastic league division in terms of activities, with 1-11 36 individual activities; each year, more than 500,000 students 1-12 participate in its academic contests; and 1-13 WHEREAS, Offered at the elementary, junior high, and high 1-14 school levels, these activities exist to complement the academic 1-15 curriculum and are designed to motivate students as they acquire 1-16 higher levels of knowledge, to challenge students to confront 1-17 issues of importance, and to provide students with the opportunity 1-18 to demonstrate mastery of specific skills; and 1-19 WHEREAS, Bridgeport High School winners were Joe Newton, 1-20 Joy Kennedy, Somkit Boutchantharaj, and Brad Garrison; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Joe Newton was the science top scorer in 1-22 chemistry; his Number Sense Team and Calculator Applications 1-23 Team won first place, and Joe placed fourth, fifth, and sixth 2-1 respectively in Mathematics, Number Sense, and Science; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Joy Kennedy was a member of the Number Sense Team 2-3 and Calculator Applications Team that captured first place and 2-4 was an individual winner placing first in Number Sense, fourth 2-5 in Calculator Applications, and fifth in Mathematics; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Somkit Boutchantharaj was a member of the first 2-7 place Calculator Applications Team and Brad Garrison was a member 2-8 of the first place Number Sense Team; and 2-9 WHEREAS, Bridgeport High School and the school's 2-10 individual winners are to be commended for their splendid academic 2-11 performances at the University Interscholastic Academic State 2-12 Meet; now, therefore, be it 2-13 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-14 74th Legislature, hereby congratulate Bridgeport High School and 2-15 the students who participated in the University Interscholastic 2-16 League Academic and One-Act Play State Meet and extend best 2-17 wishes to them for continued success in their future endeavors; 2-18 and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-20 this distinguished group of scholars as an expression of the high 2-21 regard of the Texas Senate. 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 President of the Senate 2-24 I hereby certify that the above 2-25 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 3-1 on May 27, 1995. 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Secretary of the Senate 3-4 ______________________________________ 3-5 Member, Texas Senate