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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. |