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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 300
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes great pride
 1-4     in recognizing the members of the Eighth Grade Girls' Volleyball
 1-5     Team from Marvin Baker Middle School in Corpus Christi, Texas; and
 1-6           WHEREAS, Their superior performance won titles from the
 1-7     Corpus Christi Independent School District Volleyball Tournament
 1-8     Championship, the Flour Bluff Tournament Championship, the Division
 1-9     Zone Championship, and the Corpus Christi City Championship; and
1-10           WHEREAS, The 14 young ladies achieved the honor of being the
1-11     first team in Corpus Christi Independent School District history to
1-12     receive an undefeated record since volleyball was inaugurated in 1996;
1-13     and
1-14           WHEREAS, The 2000 Volleyball Team members are Joy Bernardo,
1-15     Lisa Bonilla, Lisa Buckley, Kim Cagle, Katherine Choi, Laura Garcia,
1-16     Adriana Gonzalez, Kristi King, Maddie Mojica, Melinda Perez,
1-17     Stephanie Rodriguez, Hillary Schwirtlich, Christy Thephachanh, and
1-18     Yin Yiu; and
1-19           WHEREAS, The Marvin Baker Middle School Volleyball Team was
1-20     taught leadership, responsibility, and determination by their coach
1-21     and mentor, Ms. Elizabeth Hall, and by Principal Darla Reid and
1-22     Assistant Principals, Mr. Steven Skates and Ms. Nora Garza; and
1-23           WHEREAS, Marvin Baker Middle School requires all student
 2-1     athletes to maintain grades and conduct that meet the qualifications
 2-2     to participate in extracurricular activities and these students
 2-3     constantly exceed expectations; now, therefore, be it
 2-4           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
 2-5     77th Legislature, hereby commend the Eighth Grade Girls' Volleyball
 2-6     Team on its many accomplishments and extend congratulations to the
 2-7     members for earning the 2000 Corpus Christi City Championship; and,
 2-8     be it further
 2-9           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
2-10     Eighth Grade Girls' Volleyball Team and Marvin Baker Middle School
2-11     as an expression of high esteem from the Texas Senate.
2-12                                                    Truan
2-13           Armbrister           Gallegos            Ogden
2-14           Barrientos           Harris              Shapiro
2-15           Bernsen              Haywood             Shapleigh
2-16           Bivins               Jackson             Sibley
2-17           Brown                Lindsay             Staples
2-18           Cain                 Lucio               Van de Putte
2-19           Carona               Madla               Wentworth
2-20           Duncan               Moncrief            West
2-21           Ellis                Nelson              Whitmire
2-22           Fraser                                   Zaffirini
2-23                      Ratliff, President of the Senate
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2-25                                          President of the Senate
2-26                                       I hereby certify that the above
2-27                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate
2-28                                  on February 20, 2001.
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2-30                                          Secretary of the Senate
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2-32                                            Dean of the Senate