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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Four students from Coronado High School in El Paso |
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won great distinction for themselves and their school by placing |
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second at the National Academic Championship in Washington, D.C., |
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on June 2, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, This championship brought together 52 varsity |
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academic teams from across the country to participate in a highly |
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competitive quiz featuring questions about all branches of academic |
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study as well as current events, popular culture, and music; and |
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WHEREAS, Coronado High School fielded two teams at the |
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competition, the A-team and the B-team; while the A-team lost a |
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close contest in the Sweet 16 round, the B-team defeated two teams |
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from New York State and another from New Jersey to advance to the |
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final round and take second place; and |
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WHEREAS, Coached by Matthew Ballway, the talented members of |
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this team include captain Michael Pannell and his teammates Luke |
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Minton, Andrew Paton, and Ryan Sharma; together, they set a new |
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record for the farthest advance by a B-team in the history of the |
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competition; and |
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WHEREAS, The exceptional scholastic ability and hard work |
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evidenced by these four gifted young men will pay great dividends in |
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all their future endeavors, and they may indeed take justifiable |
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pride in their achievement at this prestigious national |
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competition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the High-Q |
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B-Team of Coronado High School on taking second place at the |
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National Academic Championship and extend to the team's members |
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sincere best wishes 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. |