H.R. No. 1734
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Plains High School academic competitors
distinguished themselves with an exceptional performance at the
University Interscholastic League 1A Region 1 Spring Meet on April
15 and 16, 2011; the team claimed second place overall, with
numerous members qualifying to take part in the state meet in
Austin; and
WHEREAS, In the team portion of the regional event, the
Plains High calculator squad of Denise Tarango, Autumn Friesen,
Cody Friesen, and Hunter Welch won the title with a first-place
finish, as did the mathematics team of Mr. Welch, Ms. Tarango, Ms.
Friesen, and Mayra Cueto; in addition, the number sense team of Mr.
Welch, Ms. Tarango, Troy Alldredge, and Jack Chu finished third;
and
WHEREAS, Two Plains High students claimed individual
regional titles; Ms. Tarango won the calculator applications event
and also qualified for the state meet in mathematics, while Mr.
Welch is the regional champion in mathematics and also qualified
for state in calculator applications and one-act play; the other
members of the school team who earned a trip to the prestigious
competition in Austin are Adriana Corrales, who finished third in
news writing, Ms. Friesen, who will compete in one-act play, and Ms.
Cueto, who will contend for the state title in mathematics; and
WHEREAS, The success at the regional meet follows the
excellent effort that the Plains High Cowboys and Cowgirls made at
the district competition, where the calculator, mathematics, and
journalism teams all placed first; moreover, a group that included
Ms. Cueto, Ms. Friesen, Mr. Friesen, and Mr. Welch won the Texas
Math and Science Coaches Association state championship in
calculator in March 2011; and
WHEREAS, The Plains High academic program is ably guided by
coordinator and calculator coach Brad Friesen, mathematics coach
Kelly Bowers, and journalism coach Jolene Taylor; and
WHEREAS, Through their intelligence and hard work, these
determined students have earned the opportunity to test their
abilities against the other top high school performers in Texas,
and they may take justifiable pride in their accomplishments; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Plains High School academic
competitors for their exemplary performance in the regional meet
and extend to them sincere best wishes for success at the University
Interscholastic League state event; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Perry
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1734 was adopted by the House on May
12, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House