HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 1-1 WHEREAS, Students from Midland High School performed 1-2 exceptionally well at the State Industrial Technology Competition 1-3 held in Waco on May 6 and 7, 1999, and they are indeed deserving of 1-4 special legislative recognition for their fine showing; and 1-5 WHEREAS, These young scholars competed in a variety of 1-6 categories, including drafting, electronics, engineering, and 1-7 architecture, submitting projects and participating in on-site 1-8 testing against their peers; although only a handful of students 1-9 made the trek to Waco, the camaraderie that was evidenced underlies 1-10 the team-oriented aspect of this event; and 1-11 WHEREAS, On-site testing winners included Chris Sexton, Will 1-12 Harlan, and Rene Cardenas; Mr. Sexton and Mr. Harlan also received 1-13 "best in state" awards for their projects, as did Melissa Blodgett 1-14 and Tonya Blodgett, and Mr. Cardenas was cited for his project's 1-15 merit as well; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Bo Buskirk was presented with a certificate of 1-17 outstanding achievement in engineering graphics, and the following 1-18 students won prizes for their projects: Julie Young, Dustin Conley, 1-19 Carson Cullen, Tony Billington, Horacio Garcia, Jordan Braun, Betsy 1-20 Morris, Matthew Anderson, Jonathan Carr, Scott Clarke, Luke Watson, 1-21 Aaron Porter, Gerardo Sanchez, Laci Ridgeway, and Nick Burrow; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Other students whose projects were recognized 1-23 include: Shane Moody, David Lucas, Sam Bakke, Spencer Blake, Leslie 1-24 Rodriguez, TJay Richmond, Austen Campbell, Matt Hood, Justin Lyssy, 2-1 Josh Brown, Matt Davis, Ben Howard, Jessie Anderson, Jeremy Garza, 2-2 Blake Leggett, Tony Nunez, Stu Yeager, and Kreg Lusby; and 2-3 WHEREAS, These remarkable young people have represented their 2-4 school and themselves in a most impressive manner, gaining the 2-5 respect and admiration of their fellow students, while learning and 2-6 applying valuable skills; now, therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the 76th Legislature of the State of Texas 2-8 hereby commend these exemplary Midland High School students for 2-9 their outstanding performance at the State Industrial Technology 2-10 Competition and extend to them best wishes for continued success in 2-11 all their future endeavors; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for these students as an expression of high regard by the 2-14 Texas House of Representatives and Senate. Craddick _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 305 was adopted by the House on May 27, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.C.R. No. 305 was adopted by the Senate on May 27, 1999, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor