82R19573 JBA-D
By: Shelton H.R. No. 1241
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, In a display of skill and mental dexterity, Paschal
High School students in Fort Worth won the 2011 5A Science State
Championship, sponsored by the Texas Math and Science Coaches
Association; and
WHEREAS, Competing against some of the best young minds in
the Lone Star State, the Paschal High science team scored 744,
besting runner-up Dulles High School of Sugar Land by 84 points; the
contest included three mathematics competitions and a science
competition, which consisted of 60 questions divided evenly between
biology, chemistry, and physics; and
WHEREAS, Paschal students attained the highest overall
scores among sophomores, juniors, and seniors and the top overall
scores in both chemistry and physics; their triumph marked the
first time a team from the Fort Worth Independent School District
has earned the title; and
WHEREAS, Previously this school year, the PHS science team
won The University of Texas at Arlington Regional Science Bowl and
the Junior Engineering Technical Society TEAMS Competition, and it
has also advanced in the Physics Olympiad, Chemistry Olympiad, and
Biology Olympiad; and
WHEREAS, With its most recent victory in hand, the team now
advances to the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., where
students will proudly represent Paschal High, Fort Worth, and all
of Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Paschal High School science
team on claiming the 2011 5A Science State Championship and extend
to its members and coaches sincere best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.