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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nine teams from the Capital Region of Destination |
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Imagination are competing at the Global Finals in Knoxville, |
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Tennessee, from May 22 to 25, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Approximately 125,000 students from countries |
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around the world participate each year in the Destination |
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Imagination tournament, which promotes teamwork and creative |
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problem solving through the use of science, technology, |
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engineering, and math, as well as through the arts and service |
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learning; groups cooperate in carrying out a service project to |
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meet a community need or in finding innovative solutions to a |
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variety of set challenges; they then present their projects or |
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solutions at regional, state, and national events; and |
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WHEREAS, Students from all over Texas competed at the 2013 |
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state tournament on April 12 and 13 in Katy, and the Capital Region |
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teams made an excellent showing in their respective high school, |
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middle school, and elementary school sections; in the "Real to |
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Reel" Project Outreach competition, Cedar Park High School won |
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first place and Westlake High School took third; the "Wind Visible" |
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Challenge saw Rouse High School place second and Hill Country |
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Christian School, competing at the middle school level, take fourth |
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place; in the "In the Zone" Challenge, Vista Ridge High School won |
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first place and Canyon Ridge Middle School placed third; a West |
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Ridge Middle School team placed second in the "In Disguise" |
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Challenge, while in the "Twist-O-Rama" Challenge, another West |
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Ridge Middle School team placed first, as did Bridge Point |
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Elementary School; and |
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WHEREAS, In qualifying to compete at the national event, |
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these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated talent, |
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persistence, and enthusiasm for learning, and they are indeed |
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deserving of recognition for their outstanding achievement; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the teams from the Capital Region |
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that are advancing to the Destination Imagination Global Finals and |
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extend to all the participating students 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 teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of |
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Representatives. |
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Dale |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2381 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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