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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bringing distinction to its school, the Science |
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Olympiad Team of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy at Lyndon |
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Baines Johnson High School in Austin has placed first in the Texas |
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Science Olympiad held over the weekend of April 28, 2007, at Texas |
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A&M University in College Station; and |
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WHEREAS, The Science Olympiad program is designed to create |
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in students a passion for science and to improve the quality of |
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science education through a series of local, regional, state, and |
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national competitions; as it fosters the values of teamwork, |
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commitment to excellence, and intellectual curiosity, the Science |
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Olympiad also recognizes and celebrates the achievements of |
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outstanding students and teachers of science; and |
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WHEREAS, Supported and encouraged by LASA Science Olympiad |
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coach Alicia Ruch-Flynn, 17 talented students won or placed in 16 |
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categories such as chemistry lab, experimental design, entomology, |
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and environmental chemistry; their overall score makes them the top |
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team in the state, and members of the LASA team are now qualified to |
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compete at the National Science Olympiad being held in Wichita, |
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Kansas, on May 19, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The gifted students of the LASA Science Olympiad |
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Team are Jim Wang, Andrew Klotz, Henry Mareck, Andrew Pegues, |
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Prashant Raghavendran, Tyler Smith, Navonil Ghosh, Wesley Chen, |
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Aditi Ghatok-Roy, Albert Bayer, Panxin Jiang, Jonathan Hillis, |
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Frasier Liljestrand, Alicia Zhang, Ryan Doubrava, Terry Coleman, |
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and Emily Liljestrand; and |
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WHEREAS, The hard work, intelligence, and competitive spirit |
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of these students have been justly rewarded by their victory at the |
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Texas Science Olympiad; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Science Olympiad Team of the |
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Liberal Arts and Science Academy at Lyndon Baines Johnson High |
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School on winning the 2007 state championship and extend best |
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wishes to its members for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Naishtat |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2152 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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