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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Plains High School academic competitors |
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distinguished themselves with an exceptional performance at the |
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University Interscholastic League 1A Region 1 Spring Meet on April |
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15 and 16, 2011; the team claimed second place overall, with |
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numerous members qualifying to take part in the state meet in |
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Austin; and |
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WHEREAS, In the team portion of the regional event, the |
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Plains High calculator squad of Denise Tarango, Autumn Friesen, |
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Cody Friesen, and Hunter Welch won the title with a first-place |
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finish, as did the mathematics team of Mr. Welch, Ms. Tarango, Ms. |
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Friesen, and Mayra Cueto; in addition, the number sense team of Mr. |
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Welch, Ms. Tarango, Troy Alldredge, and Jack Chu finished third; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Two Plains High students claimed individual |
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regional titles; Ms. Tarango won the calculator applications event |
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and also qualified for the state meet in mathematics, while Mr. |
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Welch is the regional champion in mathematics and also qualified |
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for state in calculator applications and one-act play; the other |
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members of the school team who earned a trip to the prestigious |
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competition in Austin are Adriana Corrales, who finished third in |
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news writing, Ms. Friesen, who will compete in one-act play, and Ms. |
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Cueto, who will contend for the state title in mathematics; and |
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WHEREAS, The success at the regional meet follows the |
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excellent effort that the Plains High Cowboys and Cowgirls made at |
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the district competition, where the calculator, mathematics, and |
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journalism teams all placed first; moreover, a group that included |
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Ms. Cueto, Ms. Friesen, Mr. Friesen, and Mr. Welch won the Texas |
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Math and Science Coaches Association state championship in |
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calculator in March 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, The Plains High academic program is ably guided by |
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coordinator and calculator coach Brad Friesen, mathematics coach |
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Kelly Bowers, and journalism coach Jolene Taylor; and |
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WHEREAS, Through their intelligence and hard work, these |
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determined students have earned the opportunity to test their |
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abilities against the other top high school performers in Texas, |
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and they may take justifiable pride in their accomplishments; now, |
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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 Plains High School academic |
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competitors for their exemplary performance in the regional meet |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for success at the University |
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Interscholastic League state event; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |