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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Leigh Marsh, a teacher at Baker Middle School in |
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Corpus Christi, coached the Science Bowl team that won the middle |
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school category at the regional competition held at The University |
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of Texas Rio Grande Valley on February 4, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of |
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Science, the Science Bowl is an academic competition that brings |
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together middle and high school students from around the nation to |
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participate in a fast-paced contest that touches on disciplines |
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ranging from biology and chemistry to physics and math; at the |
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regional level, the members of the winning Baker Middle School team |
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beat out 19 other teams from South Texas to earn an all-expenses |
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paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they will take part in the |
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national competition being held from April 27 to May 1, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to leading the Science Bowl team, |
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Ms. Marsh teaches sixth-grade science at Baker Middle School, and |
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in her spare time, she enjoys reading, running, and traveling with |
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her family; she is an alumna of Texas A&M University, Texas A&M |
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University--Corpus Christi, and Del Mar College, where she studied |
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education, geology, meteorology, and geography; and |
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WHEREAS, With their fine showing in the regional Science Bowl |
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competition, the members of the winning Baker Middle School team |
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have brought credit to their school and their community, and Leigh |
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Marsh may take justifiable pride in her role as the team's coach; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Leigh Marsh on coaching the 2017 |
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regional Science Bowl middle school championship team and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for 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 Ms. Marsh as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Herrero |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1030 was adopted by the House on March |
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30, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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