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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Priddy High School Agricultural |
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Mechanics Team were named the Overall Grand Champions at the 2013 |
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Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Agricultural Mechanics Project |
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Show competition; and |
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WHEREAS, Led by teacher Barry Randolph, students Logan |
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Randolph, Landon Hood, Lena Hood, Caitlyn Cagle, Walker Peters, |
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Gatlin Peters, and Tanna Cupps won the contest with their portable |
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buffalo chute; the team's project was chosen the best out of more |
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than 400 others from across the Lone Star State, and their |
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championship winnings included a selection of tools worth $20,000; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, During the competition, the Priddy students' |
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buffalo chute was judged on its degree of difficulty and |
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practicality and its workmanship and appearance, and the judges |
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also analyzed the students' ability to articulate the complexities |
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of their design; and |
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WHEREAS, The ambitious project was sponsored by Charles |
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Addington and his family from Lubbock, who will use the chute and |
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pen on their buffalo ranch in New Mexico; and |
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WHEREAS, Through creativity and initiative, these young |
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Texans have won the respect of their competitors and classmates, |
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and the confidence, skills, and experience they have gained will be |
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of great benefit to them in their future endeavors; now, therefore, |
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be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Priddy High School |
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Agricultural Mechanics Team on being named the overall grand |
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champions of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Agricultural |
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Mechanics Project Show and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared |
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for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |