H.R. No. 114
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Four students from Coronado High School in El Paso
won great distinction for themselves and their school by placing
second at the National Academic Championship in Washington, D.C.,
on June 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, This championship brought together 52 varsity
academic teams from across the country to participate in a highly
competitive quiz featuring questions about all branches of academic
study as well as current events, popular culture, and music; and
WHEREAS, Coronado High School fielded two teams at the
competition, the A-team and the B-team; while the A-team lost a
close contest in the Sweet 16 round, the B-team defeated two teams
from New York State and another from New Jersey to advance to the
final round and take second place; and
WHEREAS, Coached by Matthew Ballway, the talented members of
this team include captain Michael Pannell and his teammates Luke
Minton, Andrew Paton, and Ryan Sharma; together, they set a new
record for the farthest advance by a B-team in the history of the
competition; and
WHEREAS, The exceptional scholastic ability and hard work
evidenced by these four gifted young men will pay great dividends in
all their future endeavors, and they may indeed take justifiable
pride in their achievement at this prestigious national
competition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the High-Q
B-Team of Coronado High School on taking second place at the
National Academic Championship and extend to the team's members
sincere best wishes for continued success; 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.
Marquez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 114 was adopted by the House on June
25, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House