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Regular Session, 2012 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 102
BY SENATOR MILLS AND REPRESENTATIVE HUVAL
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the Louisiana High School
Technology Challenge.
WHEREAS, the University of Louisiana at Monroe was the proud host of the sixth
Louisiana High School Technology Challenge; and
WHEREAS, registered schools from throughout the state competed in this
competition where the main purpose is to demonstrate how high school students can use
technology in a creative manner, within a team, for productive lifelong learning; and
WHEREAS, the annual online technology competition, a virtual field trip,
encourages high school students to prepare for the state's future; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the challenge is to promote enthusiastic support for more
active involvement of students in active learning opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the competition enhances learning by instilling a passion for learning
through teamwork, actively recognizing and sharing excellent student work, celebrating
outstanding student work and student achievement, promoting community, school, and
business partnerships which support learning through technology, promoting meaningful
achievement and attracting students to the professional and technical careers in technology;
and
WHEREAS, all high schools are eligible to participate in this educational event by
registering a fifteen-member team; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana High School Technology Challenge recognizes and
acknowledges students interested in demonstrating their creative use of technology and
teamwork skills by precisely answering twenty questions, verified from authoritative web
sites, designing a one-page flyer promoting a worthy cause and supported by a fund raiser,
preparing a visual tutorial on how data was found on the Internet and visually comparing a
typical good and bad meal with graphs geared toward a high school audience; and SCR NO. 102 ENROLLED
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WHEREAS, since 2006, thirty-eight hundred high school students from one hundred
high schools have participated in this annual online event held during regular school hours
in high school computer labs across Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, Breaux Bridge High School placed second in the 2012 challenge with
the support of team coaches Christine Mills, Carol Miller, and Principal Rene Angelle; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Breaux Bridge High School winning team include
Joey Benoit, Aimie Lasseigne, Christopher Boudreaux, Justin Boudreaux, Zachary Dupuis,
Brooke Gillespie, Randall Hebert, Paige Hollier, Katherine Read, Blake LeBlanc, Gabriel
Mouton, Kaleb Theriot, Nicole Strickland, Olivia Meche, and Kyler Wiltz; and
WHEREAS, the team collaborated for hours as they completed challenging and
creative tasks utilizing Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Photo Image Editing, and Internet
research; and
WHEREAS, as Louisiana prepares for a bright technological future, school teams
like the Breaux Bridge High School team are able to apply their skills to help produce major
contributions in a modern and progressive society through teamwork; and
WHEREAS, winning schools are recognized with team trophies as well as becoming
a part of exemplars, video tutorials, technology tips, and online projects; and
WHEREAS, the Breaux Bridge High School team merits a special measure of
commendation for its commitment to high achievement and academic excellence, and for
placing second out of thirty-six other statewide teams.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Breaux Bridge High School for placing second in the Louisiana High School
Technology Challenge.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to each
of the team members and their coaches, Christine Mills, Carol Miller, and Principal Rene
Angelle.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES