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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hunter Adams, a student at Richard King High School |
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in Corpus Christi, joined with a group of his classmates to win the |
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high school category at the regional Science Bowl competition held |
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at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on February 4, 2017; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of |
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Science, the Science Bowl brings together middle and high school |
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students to participate in a fast-paced academic contest that |
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touches on disciplines ranging from biology and chemistry to |
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physics and math; at the regional level, competitors from King High |
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School bested 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, Currently a senior at Richard King High School, |
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Hunter Adams has twice qualified for the Science Bowl nationals, |
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and this year, he was in charge of studying earth science for his |
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team; he is also an Eagle Scout, and as a member of his school's |
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speech and debate team, he has advanced to the national tournament |
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on two occasions; this coming fall semester, he will be attending |
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Rice University, where he plans to study both geology and theology |
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in preparation for a life in the priesthood; and |
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WHEREAS, With their fine showing in the regional Science Bowl |
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competition, the members of the King High School team have brought |
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credit to their school and their community, and Hunter Adams may |
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take justifiable pride in his contributions to the team's winning |
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performance; 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 Hunter Adams on being part of the |
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2017 regional Science Bowl high school championship team from |
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Richard King High School and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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 Mr. Adams 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. 1059 was adopted by the House on April |
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6, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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