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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Grapeland FFA senior quiz team successfully |
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| 6 | 6 | | defended its 2013 championship title at the National Quiz |
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| 7 | 7 | | Competition on October 28, 2014; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A part of the National FFA Convention and Expo, the |
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| 9 | 9 | | National Quiz Competition allows members an opportunity to showcase |
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| 10 | 10 | | their in-depth knowledge of the organization; students from |
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| 11 | 11 | | chapters across the United States gather to take a difficult |
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| 12 | 12 | | 100-question test on topics such as FFA history, leadership, rules, |
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| 13 | 13 | | and symbols; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, The Grapeland FFA achieved its first national quiz |
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| 15 | 15 | | championship the same year, 2013, that it fielded its first senior |
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| 16 | 16 | | quiz competition team; participating in that contest were two |
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| 17 | 17 | | seniors, Mary Wardell and Atlana Watson, and two sophomores, Monic |
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| 18 | 18 | | Davila and Victoria Martin; this year, Ms. Davila and Ms. Martin |
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| 19 | 19 | | returned to the competition, joined by sophomore Rebekah Turner and |
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| 20 | 20 | | eighth-grader J. D. Martin, and the Grapeland senior quiz team once |
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| 21 | 21 | | again emerged triumphant; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of their coach, Gary Graham, |
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| 23 | 23 | | the students prepared for the event by following an intensive study |
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| 24 | 24 | | regimen; their two championship titles and high individual scores |
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| 25 | 25 | | attest to their commitment to excellence; and |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Grapeland senior quiz team are a |
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| 27 | 27 | | source of great pride to their families and to their school, and |
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| 28 | 28 | | their capacity for hard work and perseverance will indeed stand |
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| 29 | 29 | | them in good stead as they take on the challenges and opportunities |
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| 30 | 30 | | that await them; now, therefore, be it |
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| 31 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 32 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Grapeland FFA senior team on |
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| 33 | 33 | | winning the National FFA Quiz Competition in 2013 and 2014 and |
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| 34 | 34 | | extend to the team's members sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 35 | 35 | | success and a bright future. |
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