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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Plano Senior High School debate team has |
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advanced to the Elite 8 of the 2010-2011 International Public |
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Policy Forum, a competition that includes many of the best high |
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school teams in the world; and |
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WHEREAS, More than 340 schools entered the 2010-2011 |
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tournament, which is sponsored by New York University and the law |
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firm of Bickel & Brewer and is billed as the only international |
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contest where high school students argue public policy in written |
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and oral forms; and |
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WHEREAS, For the first leg of the competition, teams |
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submitted an essay taking a position on the justification of the |
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NATO intervention in Afghanistan; Plano excelled at this test and |
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was one of the 32 schools to survive to the next round; competing |
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against their opponents via e-mail, the Wildcats have continued |
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their run and are one of eight remaining contenders who will take |
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part in the oral-debate phase of the tournament; and |
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WHEREAS, That matchup will take place in New York City in |
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April, where the students will vie for the title of world champion |
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and a grand prize of $10,000; and |
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WHEREAS, The Plano Senior High School debate team has tested |
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its mettle against top-notch rivals from around the world and |
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proven itself a force with which to be reckoned, and these talented |
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and dedicated students may take justifiable pride in becoming one |
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of the Forum's Elite 8 teams; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Plano Senior High School debate |
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team on its success in the 2010-2011 International Public Policy |
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Forum and extend to its members sincere best wishes for success in |
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the final portion of the competition; 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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Taylor of Collin |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 801 was adopted by the House on March |
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17, 2011, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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