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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Texas MATHCOUNTS Team took |
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first-place honors at the 2007 MATHCOUNTS National Competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by Sugar Land teacher Jeff Boyd, this team of |
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outstanding young "mathletes" includes Bobby Shen, a sixth-grader |
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at First Colony Middle School in Sugar Land, Jeff Feng, an |
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eighth-grader at T. H. Rogers School in Houston, and Kevin Li, a |
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seventh-grader at A&M Consolidated Middle School in College |
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Station; rounding out the group is eighth-grader Kevin Chen of |
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First Colony Middle School in Sugar Land, whose first-place finish |
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in both the individual and Master Rounds, along with his team's |
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victory, secured a triple victory sweep for Texas at this year's |
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event; the winners receive scholarships, notebook computers, and a |
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trip to the White House to meet with the president; and |
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WHEREAS, Nearly 40,000 students from 6,000 schools across the |
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country participate in local MATHCOUNTS contests, but only 228 |
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middle school students make it to the national competition; |
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participants benefit greatly from the program's mission to |
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encourage critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and to |
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promote awareness of careers available in mathematics, |
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engineering, technology, and science; supported through |
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appropriations by the Texas Legislature, MATHCOUNTS in the Lone |
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Star State emphasizes the educational importance of developing |
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expertise in such areas as algebra, computation, consumer math, |
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logic, probability, and statistics; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the 2007 Texas MATHCOUNTS Team have |
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demonstrated remarkable skill and dedication, and their victory at |
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the national competition has brought tremendous pride to their |
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families, to their schools, and to the Lone Star State; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Kevin Chen, Jeff Feng, Kevin Li, |
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Bobby Shen, and their coach, Jeff Boyd, on winning first place at |
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the 2007 MATHCOUNTS National Competition and extend to these |
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outstanding young mathletes sincere best wishes for continued |
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achievement; 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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Callegari |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2883 was adopted by the House on May |
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28, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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