| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 893 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Katie Stone of Hornedo Middle School in El Paso has |
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| 6 | 6 | | won great distinction for herself and her school by taking first |
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| 7 | 7 | | place in the 2009 El Paso Times Spelling Bee; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, An eighth-grader at the school, this talented |
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| 9 | 9 | | 13-year-old has participated twice before in the El Paso spelling |
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| 10 | 10 | | bee, as a fifth- and sixth-grader; and |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, This year, Miss Stone competed against 120 students |
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| 12 | 12 | | from area elementary and middle schools; the two-day contest lasted |
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| 13 | 13 | | 18 rounds, making it the longest spelling bee in El Paso history; |
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| 14 | 14 | | and |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Miss Stone triumphed in the final round of |
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| 16 | 16 | | competition by correctly spelling "cauterize," and her victory |
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| 17 | 17 | | qualifies her to participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee |
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| 18 | 18 | | in Washington, D.C., in May; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Miss Stone's ability, determination, and poise |
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| 20 | 20 | | under pressure are impressive, and she may indeed look forward to a |
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| 21 | 21 | | future that is bright with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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| 22 | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 23 | 23 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Katie Stone on winning the 2009 El |
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| 24 | 24 | | Paso Times Spelling Bee and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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| 25 | 25 | | continued success; and, be it further |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 27 | 27 | | prepared for Miss Stone as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 28 | 28 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Marquez |
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| 30 | 30 | | ______________________________ |
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| 31 | 31 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 32 | 32 | | I certify that H.R. No. 893 was adopted by the House on March |
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| 33 | 33 | | 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 34 | 34 | | ______________________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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