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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Abby Fields, a student at Baker Middle School in |
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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 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, A vital component of the team, Abby Fields is a |
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seventh grader at Baker Middle School; in addition to participating |
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in the Science Bowl, she explores her creative side through dancing |
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ballet and participating in Art Club, and she enjoys reading and |
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listening to music in her spare time; 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 Abby |
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Fields may take justifiable pride in her 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 Abby Fields on being part of the |
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2017 regional Science Bowl middle school championship team and |
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extend to her 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 Abby as an expression of high regard by the Texas House |
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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. 1032 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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