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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Hannah Lee, a senior at Wakeland High School in |
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Frisco, achieved a remarkable feat by setting a new all-time record |
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at the 2019 Texas State Academic Decathlon and becoming the first |
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participant in Academic Decathlon history to break 9,700 points; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, In this rigorous competition, high school students |
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are given the opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge and |
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abilities through team activities encompassing 10 disciplines: |
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art, mathematics, music, economics, essay writing, interviewing, |
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language and literature, science, speech, and social science; and |
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WHEREAS, Hannah Lee and her Wakeland High School peers faced |
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off against some of our state's brightest students at the Texas |
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Academic Decathlon State Competition, which was held on March 8-10, |
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2019; during the event, Ms. Lee attained an impressive individual |
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score of 9,707.9 points, surpassing that of the previous national |
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Academic Decathlon record holder by more than 50 points; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Lee entered the contest with many notable |
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academic accomplishments under her belt; she previously |
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represented her school at the 2018 United States Academic Decathlon |
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National Finals and went home with more than a half-dozen gold, |
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silver, and bronze medals in mathematics, social science, music, |
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speech, literature, science, art, and economics; she has further |
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distinguished herself in University Interscholastic League |
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academic competitions, having won the UIL state championship in |
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social studies as a sophomore in 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, This exceptional young Texan has brought tremendous |
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pride to her family, her school, her community, and her state, and |
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the hard work and dedication she has demonstrated in the pursuit of |
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her goals are certain to serve her well in all her future endeavors; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Hannah Lee on her record-setting |
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performance at the 2019 Texas State Academic Decathlon and extend |
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to 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. Lee as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |