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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, For the past four years, members of the Plains High |
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School calculator team have achieved outstanding results at |
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district, regional, and state competitions; and |
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WHEREAS, Organized through the University Interscholastic |
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League, the Calculator Applications Contest is a 30-minute test |
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composed of a variety of 70 mathematical problems to be solved with |
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a handheld calculator; in the 2009-2010 school year, the Plains |
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High team, including Nathan McCravey, Cody Friesen, Hunter Welch, |
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Denise Tarango, and Autumn Friesen, won at the district level and |
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placed second at regional; the following year, Mr. Friesen, Mr. |
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Welch, Ms. Tarango, and Ms. Friesen took first at both district and |
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regional and came in fourth at the state event, where Ms. Tarango |
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also won the top individual honor; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2011-2012, Ms. Tarango and Ms. Friesen were |
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joined by Mayra Cueto and Alyx Henderson to become the top team in |
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the Lone Star State, and Ms. Tarango repeated her first-place |
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individual win; during the 2012-2013 season, Ms. Friesen and Ms. |
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Henderson, along with Chasity Chavez and Lexi Flores, took the |
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highest prize at district and second at regional, and Ms. Chavez |
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qualified for the state contest; and |
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WHEREAS, Through dedicated study and countless hours of |
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practice, past and present members of the Plains High calculator |
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team have an impressive record, and they are a source of great pride |
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to their school and families; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Plains High School calculator team on |
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its achievements and extend to its members sincere best wishes for |
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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 school as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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King of Hemphill |
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Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2444 was adopted by the House on May 21, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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