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