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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 614
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WHEREAS, The Galveston County 4-H Senior Horse Quiz Bowl |
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Team took first place in the 4-H Western Nationals competition |
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held on January 12, 2013, in Denver, Colorado, besting seven |
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teams from 30 states to bring home the title; and |
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WHEREAS, This exciting achievement came after a number of |
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other outstanding performances by the students during the |
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2012-2013 season; undefeated in May at the District 9 Round Up, |
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the team went on to defeat 20 other teams to win the state |
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competition in June and the right to advance to the highest level |
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of competition; rounding out the season, team members added to |
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their string of wins by placing first at the San Antonio Stock |
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Show and Rodeo, and in so doing, they each earned a $4,000 |
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scholarship; and |
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WHEREAS, The Galveston team is made up of four dedicated |
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young people; Samuel Clark, the son of Ken and Sherry Clark of |
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Algoa, is currently taking dual credit at Alvin Community |
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College, and he plans to enroll at Texas A&M University, where he |
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will focus on veterinary medicine; his teammate, Kiley |
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Ziegelmann is the daughter of Dan and Cheryl Ziegelmann of Santa |
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Fe, Texas; she participates in barrel racing, and she hopes to |
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become a teacher after completing her education; the daughter of |
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Kim Holliday of Santa Fe, Courtney Holliday is in the general |
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studies program taking dual credit at Alvin Community College, |
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and she wishes to eventually become a lawyer; the fourth member |
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of the team is Gretchen Seigfried of Santa Fe, the daughter of |
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Gregg and Judy Seigfried; she has graduated from high school and |
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will study veterinary medicine at Texas A&M University; and |
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WHEREAS, These accomplished young Texans devoted many |
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hours to increasing their knowledge of equine-related topics, |
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and their diligence and commitment to their studies are qualities |
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that will serve them well throughout the years to come; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby congratulate the Galveston County 4-H |
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Senior Horse Quiz Bowl Team on winning first place at the 4-H |
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Western Nationals competition and extend to the members of the |
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team sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on April 8, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |