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Regular Session, 2012
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 102
BY SENATOR MILLS
COMMENDATIONS. Commends Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the
Louisiana High School Technology Challenge.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To commend Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the Louisiana High School2
Technology Challenge.3
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana at Monroe was the proud host of the sixth4
Louisiana High School Technology Challenge; and5
WHEREAS, registered schools from throughout the state competed in this6
competition where the main purpose is to demonstrate how high school students can use7
technology in a creative manner, within a team, for productive lifelong learning; and8
WHEREAS, the annual online technology competition, a virtual field trip,9
encourages high school students to prepare for the state's future; and10
WHEREAS, the mission of the challenge is to promote enthusiastic support for more11
active involvement of students in active learning opportunities; and12
WHEREAS, the competition enhances learning by instilling a passion for learning13
through teamwork, actively recognizing and sharing excellent student work, celebrating14
outstanding student work and student achievement, promoting community, school, and15
business partnerships which support learning through technology, promoting meaningful16
achievement and attracting students to the professional and technical careers in technology;17
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WHEREAS, all high schools are eligible to participate in this educational event by1
registering a fifteen-member team; and2
WHEREAS, the Louisiana High School Technology Challenge recognizes and3
acknowledges students interested in demonstrating their creative use of technology and4
teamwork skills by precisely answering twenty questions, verified from authoritative web5
sites, designing a one-page flyer promoting a worthy cause and supported by a fund raiser,6
preparing a visual tutorial on how data was found on the Internet and visually comparing a7
typical good and bad meal with graphs geared toward a high school audience; and8
WHEREAS, since 2006, thirty-eight hundred high school students from one hundred9
high schools have participated in this annual online event held during regular school hours10
in high school computer labs across Louisiana; and11
WHEREAS, Breaux Bridge High School placed second in the 2012 challenge with12
the support of team coaches Christine Mills, Carol Miller, and Principal Rene Angelle; and13
WHEREAS, the members of the Breaux Bridge High School winning team include14
Joey Benoit, Aimie Lasseigne, Christopher Boudreaux, Justin Boudreaux, Zachary Dupuis,15
Brooke Gillespie, Randall Hebert, Paige Hollier, Katherine Read, Blake LeBlanc, Gabriel16
Mouton, Kaleb Theriot, Nicole Strickland, Olivia Meche, and Kyler Wiltz; and17
WHEREAS, the team collaborated for hours as they completed challenging and18
creative tasks utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Photo Image Editing, and Internet19
research; and20
WHEREAS, as Louisiana prepares for a bright technological future, school teams21
like the Breaux Bridge High School team are able to apply their skills to help produce major22
contributions in a modern and progressive society through teamwork; and23
WHEREAS, winning schools are recognized with team trophies as well as becoming24
a part of exemplars, video tutorials, technology tips, and online projects; and25
WHEREAS, the Breaux Bridge High School team merits a special measure of26
commendation for its commitment to high achievement and academic excellence, and for27
placing second out of thirty-six other statewide teams.28
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby29
commend Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the Louisiana High School30 SCR NO. 102
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Technology Challenge.1
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to each2
of the team members and their coaches, Christine Mills, Carol Miller, and Principal Rene3
Angelle.4
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Michelle Broussard-Johnson.
DIGEST
Mills SCR No. 102
Commends Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the Louisiana High School
Technology Challenge.