1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1058 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to 1-3 congratulate the varsity members of the Anderson High School 1-4 Physics Team, who recently placed first in the nation in the Tests 1-5 of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science (TEAMS) competition; and 1-6 WHEREAS, The tests present high school students with a 1-7 valuable opportunity to exercise their quantitative talents; the 1-8 competition's unique emphasis on real-world problem solving allows 1-9 students to collaborate in teams and to use all resources necessary 1-10 to complete each task; and 1-11 WHEREAS, Anderson High's varsity team members worked 1-12 especially hard to excel in this year's competition, as they were 1-13 endeavoring to repeat the previous year's national victory; and 1-14 WHEREAS, To be evaluated at the national level, the varsity 1-15 team placed first in both regional and state competitions; their 1-16 challenge consisted of 100 multiple choice questions, 10 free 1-17 response questions, and five essays; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Essential to the students' success was their coach, 1-19 Dee Willars, who provided valued counsel and ample encouragement 1-20 to the team; and 1-21 WHEREAS, As the tests are quite challenging, it is indeed 1-22 an honor for the State of Texas to have its bright young citizens 1-23 achieve national distinction; the Senate celebrates the success of 2-1 the Anderson High students; their exceptional intelligence will 2-2 ensure them a bright future; now, therefore, be it 2-3 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-4 76th Legislature, hereby commend the team of Nicolas Pena, 2-5 Bryan Klingner, Jacob Ferris, Erin Fonken, Jakob Anderson, 2-6 Stacy Tsai, Ann Ligai, and Matthew Fox on placing first in the 2-7 nation on the Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Math and Science 2-8 competition; and, be it further 2-9 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be presented to 2-10 this outstanding team as an expression of high regard from the 2-11 Texas Senate. 2-12 Barrientos 2-13 ______________________________________ 2-14 President of the Senate 2-15 I hereby certify that the above 2-16 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-17 on May 21, 1999. 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 Secretary of the Senate 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Member, Texas Senate