SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 86
         WHEREAS, Syamantak Payra of Friendswood has won distinction
  for himself and his school by reaching the final round at the
  Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., in May 2013;
  and
         WHEREAS, A seventh-grader at Westbrook Intermediate
  School, Syamantak was the only person in the final round who had
  never participated at the nationals before; this gifted young man
  performed coolly throughout his competition, correctly spelling
  such difficult words as "panjandrum," "sansculottic," and
  "catawba" and maintaining his success through nine rounds; and
         WHEREAS, Syamantak had earned his place at the nationals
  through his stellar performance at the Clear Creek Independent
  School District spelling bee, from which he advanced to the
  HoustonPBS Spelling Bee, which sends its top two spellers to the
  Scripps national competition; in addition, he has participated
  in the South Asian Spelling Bee; and
         WHEREAS, The son of proud parents Sanjukta and Pramatha
  Payra, Syamantak also excels at mathematics and science, and in
  2013 he won a gold medal in the physics and astronomy division of
  the district science fair and placed third at the Science
  Engineering Fair of Houston; he is a talented writer as well,
  having placed more than 12 poems and essays in anthologies and
  magazines, and he won second place in the Science and Engineering
  Writing Contest at the Houston science fair; and
         WHEREAS, Syamantak Payra's exceptional scholastic ability,
  hard work, and commitment to excellence have opened the way to
  limitless opportunities for this remarkable young man, and he may
  indeed take great pride in his impressive performance in the
  national spotlight; now, therefore, be it
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state of Texas, 83rd
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Syamantak
  Payra for reaching the final round at the 2013 Scripps National
  Spelling Bee and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
  success and a bright future; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Syamantak Payra as an expression of high regard from
  the Texas Senate.
 
  Taylor
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on June 18, 2013.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate