H.R. No. 78
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Neal White of Lake Travis High School earned first
place in extemporaneous informative speaking at the 2011 University
Interscholastic League Conference 4A State Academics Spring Meet;
and
WHEREAS, The most comprehensive literary and academic
competition in the nation, this annual event includes a variety of
contests that complement the academic curriculum and also motivate
students to acquire higher levels of knowledge, confront issues of
importance, and think critically; and
WHEREAS, Specifically, the extemporaneous informative
speaking contest seeks to stimulate an active interest in current
affairs at the state, national, and international levels and to
teach participants to present facts about a subject in a clear,
impartial, and interesting manner; students prepare for the contest
by reading newspapers and news magazines, as well as by searching
the Internet and listening to radio and television news programs,
and they are judged on their analysis and content, organization,
and delivery; and
WHEREAS, With the guidance and encouragement of LTHS speech
teacher Barbara Ixba, Mr. White distinguished himself as one of the
state's top students in extemporaneous informative speaking, and he
may indeed take great pride in his achievement; now, therefore, be
it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Neal White on
earning first place in extemporaneous informative speaking at the
2011 UIL Conference 4A State Academics Spring Meet and extend to him
sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. White as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Workman
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 78 was adopted by the House on June
28, 2011, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House