78R8410 MW-D

By:  Brown of Kaufman                                             H.R. No. 439



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Four talented students from Crandall High School 
have achieved an outstanding accomplishment by qualifying for the 
2002-2003 University Interscholastic League Cross-Examination Meet 
being held on March 9-15, 2003, at The University of Texas at 
Austin; and
	WHEREAS, This year's Crandall team includes first-place 
qualifiers Whitney Tolley and Ansley Miller and second-place 
qualifiers Robin Honeycutt and Monica Jasso; and
	WHEREAS, The students' sponsor, April Caldwell, is to be 
commended for providing her young charges with the drive and 
inspiration they need to do their very best in this rigorous match 
of intellectual abilities; and
	WHEREAS, In addition to honing their critical thinking and 
problem-solving skills, these determined young people had to 
prepare for this year's debate topic by extensively researching the 
issue of public health services for mental health care in the United 
States; and
	WHEREAS, Through their participation in the state meet, the 
members of the Crandall High School team become eligible for Texas 
Interscholastic League Foundation (TILF) scholarships; this year 
TILF will award an estimated 700 new and renewed TILF grants 
totaling $1,380,000 to deserving students; and
	WHEREAS, These accomplished young Texans have brought 
well-deserved recognition to their school and to their community 
with their exemplary performance in scholastic competition, and 
their intelligence and perserverance will no doubt serve them well 
throughout the years to come; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas 
Legislature hereby congratulate Whitney Tolley, Ansley Miller, 
Robin Honeycutt, and Monica Jasso, as well as their sponsor, April 
Caldwell, for their participation in the 2002-2003 UIL 
Cross-Examination Meet and extend to them best wishes for success 
in this year's competition; and, be it further
	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 
prepared for these students and their sponsor as an expression of 
high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.