1-1                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 573

        1-2           WHEREAS, The Senate of Texas takes pleasure in recognizing

        1-3     the Dimmit students who went to the state competition in the

        1-4     Odyssey of the Mind; and

        1-5           WHEREAS, A cocurricular and extracurricular school program

        1-6     presently operating in more than 4,000 schools throughout the

        1-7     world, Odyssey of the Mind combines the excitement of an

        1-8     athletic competition with fun-filled mental gymnastics for

        1-9     young people; and

       1-10           WHEREAS, Founded by two New Jersey educators, Odyssey of the

       1-11     Mind mental games can be played with the same competitive spirit

       1-12     and enthusiasm as physical games; the emphasis in these mental

       1-13     exercises is on creativity, and creative problem solving is

       1-14     stressed; and

       1-15           WHEREAS, Accolades go to the Dimmit High School and Dimmit

       1-16     Junior High School teams that won first place in their division

       1-17     and will be representing their schools in Baltimore, Maryland;

       1-18     and

       1-19           WHEREAS, The team members of the Classics Division II

       1-20     were Kelsey Welch, Alexis Proffitt, Rae Odom, Cliff Wright,

       1-21     Jill Merritt, Ryan Hays, and Thomas Brockman; they were expertly

       1-22     coached by Kim Hays and Brenda Welch; and

       1-23           WHEREAS, The Double-Trouble Structure Division II team

        2-1     members were Daniel Proffitt, Joshua Hardwick, Lori Schulte,

        2-2     Kylie Webb, and Cherie Norman, and all were coached masterfully

        2-3     by Wayne Proffitt and Paula Proffitt; and

        2-4           WHEREAS, The members of the Double-Trouble Structure Division

        2-5     III team consisted of Michael Keith, Timothy Proffitt, Andy Hill,

        2-6     Jared Townsend, Jason Hall, Jeremy Mathews, and Jason Hargrove;

        2-7     their inspiring coaches were Pat Keith and Wayne Proffitt; and

        2-8           WHEREAS, The Dimmit Middle School deserves congratulations

        2-9     also for coming in fourth at the state level; now, therefore, be

       2-10     it

       2-11           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

       2-12     75th Legislature, hereby commend and applaud the success of the

       2-13     Dimmit students; and, be it further

       2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the

       2-15     Dimmit schools as an expression of the highest regard and esteem

       2-16     of the Texas Senate.

       2-17                                                                  Bivins

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       2-19                                          President of the Senate

       2-20                                       I hereby certify that the above

       2-21                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

       2-22                                  on April 23, 1997.

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       2-24                                          Secretary of the Senate

       2-25                                  ______________________________________

       2-26                                           Member, Texas Senate