By Seaman H.R. No. 865 75R14421 JHS-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Robert Wilson Elementary School Odyssey of the 1-2 Mind team will represent Texas at the Odyssey of the Mind World 1-3 Competition in Baltimore June 4-7, 1997, and these young Corpus 1-4 Christi residents have proved more than equal to this task; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The team secured its invitation to the world 1-6 competition in early April, when they won their division at the 1-7 state competition held in Houston; there they squared off against 1-8 other Odyssey of the Mind teams from across the state in a 1-9 friendly, yet emotionally charged, environment; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Competing in the "Can You Dig It?" category, the 1-11 team performed a collaboratively-written play with an 1-12 archaeological theme; the team's performance features sets, props, 1-13 and costumes designed and constructed by team members, and focuses 1-14 on the question of whether children can remain friends when adults 1-15 become enemies; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Team members include Grace Stafford, Sierra Garbe, 1-17 Jonathan Thompson, Andrew Botelho, Elise Dellinger, Katie Wallace, 1-18 and Alyse Deller; coaches Allison Smith and Kathy Botelho have 1-19 provided guidance for these commendable kids in their pursuit of 1-20 excellence in the name of education; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Odyssey of the Mind promotes teamwork among 1-22 participants and encourages students to develop a better 1-23 understanding of world events, mathematics, and science, while 1-24 stressing the importance of creativity and problem-solving; 2-1 programs such as this lead to higher self-esteem and enable 2-2 children to apply practical knowledge in real-life situations; and 2-3 WHEREAS, These commendable young people have earned the 2-4 respect and admiration of their classmates and teachers, as well as 2-5 the citizens of Corpus Christi, and the members of this chamber are 2-6 proud to wish them well as they prepare for their next great 2-7 challenge; now, therefore, be it 2-8 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-9 Legislature hereby congratulate students from Robert Wilson 2-10 Elementary School for winning the Odyssey of the Mind competition 2-11 and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success and 2-12 happiness in the years to come; and, be it further 2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-14 prepared for these exemplary students as an expression of high 2-15 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.