By Crabb H.R. No. 420
77R8378 WMS-D
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, Kingwood High School has a tradition of excellence
1-2 in athletics and other activities which few schools can equal, and
1-3 over the past two years students from this respected institution
1-4 have continued to excel in myriad forms of endeavor; and
1-5 WHEREAS, In the arts, three of Kingwood's orchestra members
1-6 earned All-State honors in the 1999 and 2000 school years, and an
1-7 outstanding singer placed on the All-State choir; in addition, the
1-8 Kingwood High School Choir is scheduled to perform at Carnegie Hall
1-9 this spring; and
1-10 WHEREAS, Kingwood's artistic triumphs were not limited to the
1-11 field of music, as the school took 11 state championships at the
1-12 Visual Art Scholastic Event and had seven national finalists in the
1-13 Scholastic Art Awards; in addition, the school's one act play was a
1-14 state finalist, a KHS student won first place and $5,000 for an
1-15 article she wrote for Guideposts for Teens, six other students
1-16 garnered Gold and Silver Key awards in the Scholastic Writing
1-17 Contest, and one student placed second in the state in editorial
1-18 writing and one placed first in spelling; and
1-19 WHEREAS, In addition, a Kingwood student was Grand Champion
1-20 Art Winner at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, four others
1-21 were top winners in the Rodeo Art Auction, and two students won
1-22 $10,000 college scholarships; and
1-23 WHEREAS, Also well represented in foreign language
1-24 competitions, a Kingwood scholar scored 99 of 100 on the National
2-1 German Exam and won one first place and two second place honors at
2-2 Level III of the regional German competition; a Kingwood Latin
2-3 student earned a perfect score on the National Latin Exam, and the
2-4 Latin Club scrapbook took first place at the Texas State Junior
2-5 Classical League State Convention; and
2-6 WHEREAS, Indicative of the school's overall academic
2-7 excellence were two students who had perfect scores on the SAT and
2-8 10 others who were national merit semifinalists; and
2-9 WHEREAS, A perennial power in athletics, Kingwood's
2-10 volleyball team earned district, bi-district, and area
2-11 championships, and the school also won district titles in boys' and
2-12 girls' track and placed in the top three in the state in boys' and
2-13 girls' cross-country competition in each of the past two years; and
2-14 WHEREAS, Other team sports in which Kingwood excelled in
2-15 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 include girls' basketball, district and
2-16 bi-district champions; boys' basketball, bi-district champions;
2-17 tennis, district champions and regional quarterfinalists; girls'
2-18 golf, district and regional champions; boys' golf, state
2-19 runners-up; girls' soccer, district, region, and state champions;
2-20 boys' soccer, district, bi-district, and area champions; softball,
2-21 district, bi-district, and area champions; football, district
2-22 champions, and one player earned All-State Academic status while a
2-23 teammate was tabbed honorable mention All-State Academic; girls'
2-24 swimming and diving, district and regional champions, and their
2-25 coach was named district and regional coach of the year and
2-26 National Federation Girls' Swimming Coach of the Year; boys'
2-27 swimming and diving, district champions and regional runners-up;
3-1 and baseball, second and third place in district; and
3-2 WHEREAS, Additionally, a Kingwood lacrosse player earned
3-3 All-American status, while the team took fourth in state and placed
3-4 five players on the All-State squad; the boys' and girls'
3-5 gymnastics teams were state finalists; the cheerleading team placed
3-6 eighth in national competition; and the drill team won the national
3-7 championship; and
3-8 WHEREAS, In other competition, several of Kingwood's
3-9 Distributive Education Club students won district, and many members
3-10 also earned individual distinction; and
3-11 WHEREAS, Kingwood High School's legacy of accomplishment is
3-12 truly impressive and all those who have participated in the
3-13 school's many successes are indeed worthy of special legislative
3-14 recognition; now, therefore, be it
3-15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 77th Texas
3-16 Legislature hereby congratulate the students, faculty, and staff at
3-17 Kingwood High School for the students' many notable extracurricular
3-18 achievements and extend to all sincere best wishes for continued
3-19 success; and, be it further
3-20 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-21 prepared for Kingwood High School as an expression of high regard
3-22 by the Texas House of Representatives.