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. Torres ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 35 was adopted by the House on June 28, 2011, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House