82S10283 MGR-D
By: Torres H.R. No. 35
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Four Destination ImagiNation teams from Baker
Middle School in Corpus Christi competed at the Destination
ImagiNation Global Finals in Knoxville, Tennessee, on May 25 to 28,
2011; and
WHEREAS, More than 100,000 students from 30 countries around
the world participate each year in Destination ImagiNation, which
promotes teamwork and creative problem solving; groups compete to
find innovative solutions to a variety of educational challenges at
regional, state, and national events; and
WHEREAS, Among the BMS students that traveled to Knoxville
are Sarita Damaraju, Carolyn Fan, Muhammed Patel, Rupak Uyyalada,
Zachary Uranga, Frances Williamson, and Robert Williamson on the
DIatribe team, Jacob Beavers, Madison Carter, Aneel Damaraju,
Christopher Fan, Frankie Fregoso, Olivia Speed, and John Williamson
on the DImax team, Katherine Buschang, Adrianna Weddle, and Diane
McBride on the ODD team, and Hunter Adams, Samuel Brehm, Priyanka
Kar, Anila Katragadda, Aiden Montgomery, and Saherish Surani on the
Fedora Explorers team; and
WHEREAS, In qualifying to compete at this national event,
these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated intelligence,
discipline, and enthusiasm for learning, and they are indeed
deserving of recognition for their achievement; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the
Destination ImagiNation teams from Baker Middle School for
advancing to the 2011 Destination ImagiNation Global Finals and
extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.