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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students from Midway Middle School in Hewitt have |
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earned a number of honors in the 2013 Texas History Day competition; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Part of National History Day, Texas History Day is a |
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yearlong program that offers students an opportunity to develop |
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research and critical thinking skills while gaining deeper |
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historical knowledge; students who take part in the program conduct |
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research on a particular topic and then present what they have |
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learned in one of a variety of forms, which range from papers, |
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performances, and exhibits to documentaries and interpretive |
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websites; district and regional History Day contests culminate in |
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the statewide fair at the end of the school year; the theme for the |
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2013 competition was "Turning Points in History: People, Ideas, |
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Events"; and |
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WHEREAS, At the Heart of Texas Regional History Fair, held at |
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Baylor University on February 14 and 15, Midway students excelled |
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in both the individual and group events; in the individual exhibit |
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category, Nathaniel Morgan received first place and Henry Beard |
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took second; in the group exhibit division, Will Hilliard and |
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Cameron Russell took first place and also received awards from the |
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Daughters of the American Revolution and the Colonial Dames of |
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America, while Caroline Howell, Rachel Howell, Morgan Howell, and |
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Zoe Recks claimed second place and Joe Micus and Tyler Whitley |
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earned honorable mention; in the historical papers division, Phoebe |
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Park took second place, Ally Brown took third, and Miriam McCormick |
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received honorable mention; and |
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WHEREAS, Midway students garnered additional awards at the |
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statewide contest, which was held at the Bob Bullock Texas State |
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History Museum and at The University of Texas at Austin on May 3 and |
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4; during that event, Henry Beard was singled out for |
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"distinguished achievement" for his individual exhibit, |
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"Gyroscopes and Apollo Three Axis of Rotational Turning," and |
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Nathaniel Morgan was similarly cited for his project, "Battle of |
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Little Bighorn: The Indians' Last Stand"; in the historical paper |
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division, Phoebe Park earned distinguished achievement |
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acknowledgment for her paper, "Kindertransport: A Turning Point in |
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the British Immigration Policy as the Unprecedented Rescue |
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Mission," for which she also received a Jewish History Award; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to the students' impressive |
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performances, Midway teacher Leaslie Deville was honored at the |
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regional contest with the Calvin B. Smith Award, which is presented |
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each year to a teacher who excels in preparing students for History |
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Day competition; fellow teachers Shelby Milam and Vicki Adams also |
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played an essential role in helping their students attain |
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recognition; and |
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WHEREAS, Many hours of hard work have paid off for these |
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talented young Texans and their teachers, and they are a great |
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source of pride to their school and their community; 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 Nathaniel Morgan, Henry Beard, |
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Will Hilliard, Cameron Russell, Caroline Howell, Rachel Howell, |
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Morgan Howell, Zoe Recks, Joe Micus, Tyler Whitley, Phoebe Park, |
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Ally Brown, and Miriam McCormick on their achievements in the 2013 |
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Texas History Day competition and extend to them sincere best |
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wishes for 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 students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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of Representatives. |