82R9698 JBA-D
By: Taylor of Collin H.R. No. 801
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The Plano Senior High School debate team has
advanced to the Elite 8 of the 2010-2011 International Public
Policy Forum, a competition that includes many of the best high
school teams in the world; and
WHEREAS, More than 340 schools entered the 2010-2011
tournament, which is sponsored by New York University and the law
firm of Bickel & Brewer and is billed as the only international
contest where high school students argue public policy in written
and oral forms; and
WHEREAS, For the first leg of the competition, teams
submitted an essay taking a position on the justification of the
NATO intervention in Afghanistan; Plano excelled at this test and
was one of the 32 schools to survive to the next round; competing
against their opponents via e-mail, the Wildcats have continued
their run and are one of eight remaining contenders who will take
part in the oral-debate phase of the tournament; and
WHEREAS, That matchup will take place in New York City in
April, where the students will vie for the title of world champion
and a grand prize of $10,000; and
WHEREAS, The Plano Senior High School debate team has tested
its mettle against top-notch rivals from around the world and
proven itself a force with which to be reckoned, and these talented
and dedicated students may take justifiable pride in becoming one
of the Forum's Elite 8 teams; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Plano Senior High School debate
team on its success in the 2010-2011 International Public Policy
Forum and extend to its members sincere best wishes for success in
the final portion of the competition; 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.