83R28443 LB-D

By: King of Hemphill H.R. No. 2444

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, For the past four years, members of the Plains High School calculator team have achieved outstanding results at district, regional, and state competitions; and

WHEREAS, Organized through the University Interscholastic League, the Calculator Applications Contest is a 30-minute test composed of a variety of 70 mathematical problems to be solved with a handheld calculator; in the 2009-2010 school year, the Plains High team, including Nathan McCravey, Cody Friesen, Hunter Welch, Denise Tarango, and Autumn Friesen, won at the district level and placed second at regional; the following year, Mr. Friesen, Mr. Welch, Ms. Tarango, and Ms. Friesen took first at both district and regional and came in fourth at the state event, where Ms. Tarango also won the top individual honor; and

WHEREAS, In 2011-2012, Ms. Tarango and Ms. Friesen were joined by Mayra Cueto and Alyx Henderson to become the top team in the Lone Star State, and Ms. Tarango repeated her first-place individual win; during the 2012-2013 season, Ms. Friesen and Ms. Henderson, along with Chasity Chavez and Lexi Flores, took the highest prize at district and second at regional, and Ms. Chavez qualified for the state contest; and

WHEREAS, Through dedicated study and countless hours of practice, past and present members of the Plains High calculator team have an impressive record, and they are a source of great pride to their school and families; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor the Plains High School calculator team on its achievements and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the school as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.