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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Proud members of the Blanco High School speech and |
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debate team won impressive victories at two University |
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Interscholastic League academic tournaments in January 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, The Blanco debate team has won four state |
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championships since 2000, as well as 15 district championships; its |
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members have included three state champions in the Lincoln-Douglas |
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Debate event, and many members have earned medals or reached the |
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finals in a variety of other events; and |
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WHEREAS, The school's speech team has been AA State Runner-up |
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in the Speech Team Sweepstakes three times, with three finishes in |
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the top five; the team has also won a regional championship and 15 |
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district championships; and |
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WHEREAS, At the 2009 Hendrickson Hawk UIL Academic Tournament |
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in Pflugerville on January 17, the Blanco team won several |
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victories, including a first place win in persuasive speaking by |
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Wes Stults and third place wins for Angelica Avila in both |
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informative speaking and poetry interpretation; Hillary Tidwell |
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and Jacob Troublefield took third place in CX Debate, and Sydni Kipp |
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and Kristen Mancha placed seventh in CX Debate; and |
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WHEREAS, The following weekend, the team was also victorious |
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at the 2009 Burnet High School Bulldog UIL Invitational, where |
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Taylor Holden won first place in the Lincoln-Douglas Debate and |
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Angelica Avila won first place in informative speaking and second |
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in poetry interpretation; Ecce Bradfute took second in informative |
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speaking, Braxton Guinn placed sixth in informative speaking, |
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Travis McClinton took third in poetry interpretation, and Chandler |
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Ashley placed third in spelling; in addition, Briar Koehl and Allen |
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Strandtman won third place in CX Debate, and Hillary Tidwell and |
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Jacob Troublefield took sixth; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of coach Russell Kirkscey, the |
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talented and hardworking students of Blanco's speech and debate |
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team have repeatedly distinguished themselves at all levels of |
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academic competition, and they may take great pride in the |
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recognition they have earned through their skill and dedication; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Blanco High |
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School speech and debate team on their victories in 2009 and extend |
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to these outstanding students sincere best wishes for continued |
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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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Rose |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 660 was adopted by the House on March |
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4, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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