81R30012 JGH-D
By: Chavez H.R. No. 2100
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The talented students of Cielo Vista Elementary
School in El Paso placed second in their category at the state
Destination ImagiNation competition in Houston on April 3 and 4,
2009; and
WHEREAS, Destination ImagiNation is an international program
that promotes teamwork and creative problem solving among students
across the nation and around the world; teams compete to find
innovative solutions to a variety of educational challenges at
regional, state, and national events; the annual Texas state
competition is sponsored by the Texas Creative Problem Solving
Organization; and
WHEREAS, Students from Cielo Vista took second place for
elementary schools in the Instinct Messaging category; pulling
together what they had learned about animal science and theater
arts, the students costumed themselves as bees and demonstrated how
the insects communicate with each other; and
WHEREAS, Led by fifth-grade teacher Liz Rodriguez, the Cielo
Vista team's members are fourth-grader Alessandra Martinez and
third-graders Alec Chacon, Avy Ruvalcalba, Alisa Garcia, Miami
Litton-Palmer, Marcela De La Torre, and Andy Rodriguez; and
WHEREAS, The students' second-place win in Houston qualifies
them to compete at the Destination ImagiNation Global Finals in
Knoxville, Tennessee; they are the first team from Cielo Vista to
reach the international level; and
WHEREAS, In winning this notable honor, these remarkable
young people have demonstrated their intelligence, discipline, and
creativity, and it is most fitting that they be commended not just
for their victory, but for their enthusiasm for learning; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Cielo Vista Elementary School
team for taking second place in their category at the 2009 Texas
Destination ImagiNation 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 Cielo Vista team as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.