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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Nathan Alanmanou, a student at Baker Middle School |
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in Corpus Christi, was part of the team that won the middle school |
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category at the regional Science Bowl competition held at The |
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University 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 |
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all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they will take |
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part in the national competition being held from April 27 to May 1, |
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2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Nathan Alanmanou is a seventh grader at Baker Middle |
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School; in addition to competing in the Science Bowl, he runs for |
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the school's cross-country team and plays violin with the Corpus |
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Christi Youth Symphony Orchestra; an exceptional mathematician, he |
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also placed 7th and 10th, respectively, at the state and national |
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levels in a 2016 contest put on by Mathleague.org; 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 Nathan |
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Alanmanou may take justifiable pride in his contributions to the |
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team's outstanding accomplishment; 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 Nathan Alanmanou on being part of |
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the 2017 regional Science Bowl middle school championship team and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Nathan 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. 1031 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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