81R15936 JGH-D
By: Miklos H.R. No. 1300
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The mock trial team from Skyline High School in
Dallas won the 30th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition
over the weekend of March 7-8, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Established by the Dallas Bar Association in 1979 as
a citywide competition, the contest was expanded in 1980 to include
teams from around the state of Texas; more than 4,500 students from
over 200 Texas schools participate each year; and
WHEREAS, In this year's competition, 24 teams from public and
private schools around the state were selected to participate by
200 judges and attorneys from the Dallas area; each team of 7 to 10
students was presented with a case packet containing the
particulars of the trial and given two hours to try the case before
the judges; and
WHEREAS, The first team from Dallas to win the statewide
competition in 19 years, the Skyline team included Lauren Burgess,
Morgan Burgess, Countess Dudley, Marissa Escamilla, Allyson
LaFrance, Obed Manuel, Salvador Ortega, Cristian Perez, Diane
Rivas, and Courtney Sanders, as well as alternate members Cendy
Rodriguez, Susana Ayala, John Sanchez, and Maria Renteria; they
were ably supported by coaches Joe Wicker and Dr. Martha Williams,
and their victory in Dallas qualifies them to participate in the
national mock trial competition in Atlanta, Georgia, in May; and
WHEREAS, The continuing vitality of the legal profession in
Texas depends in large part on the enthusiasm of young people for
the study of the law and the pursuit of justice, and the members of
the Skyline High School mock trial team may take great pride in
their talent, hard work, and passion for the law; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Skyline High
School mock trial team for winning the state championship at the
30th annual Texas High School Mock Trial Competition and extend to
them sincere best wishes for continued success and a bright future;
and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the Skyline mock trial team as an expression of high
regard by the Texas House of Representatives.