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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Live Oak Classical School mock |
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| 6 | 7 | | trial team captured the championship at the 2015 Region 12 High |
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| 7 | 8 | | School Mock Trial Competition held February 10-12 in Waco; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Matching up against talented teams from area |
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| 9 | 10 | | schools, students from Live Oak displayed a keen knowledge of the |
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| 10 | 11 | | facts and intricate details of their assigned case while arguing |
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| 11 | 12 | | before members of the Waco-McLennan County Bar Association who |
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| 12 | 13 | | volunteered their time to serve as judges; the squad defeated |
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| 13 | 14 | | challengers from Vanguard College Preparatory School to progress to |
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| 14 | 15 | | the final round, where they triumphed over Midway High School to |
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| 15 | 16 | | claim the regional crown; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, With its championship victory, the team earned the |
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| 17 | 18 | | right to participate in the Texas High School Mock Trial |
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| 18 | 19 | | Competition in Dallas; members of the 2015 team are Price Brown, |
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| 19 | 20 | | Luke Morrison, Ridley Holmes, Ben Garst, Taylor Daily, Jonathan |
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| 20 | 21 | | Keen, Noah Totten, Daniel Bailey, Elise Holmes, and Tony Garvelli; |
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| 21 | 22 | | these bright young Texans were ably supported throughout the year |
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| 22 | 23 | | by coach Merritt Denman; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, With their achievements at the 2015 Region 12 High |
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| 24 | 25 | | School Mock Trial Competition, the members of the Live Oak mock |
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| 25 | 26 | | trial team have continued their school's tradition of |
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| 26 | 27 | | extracurricular achievement, and they may take justifiable pride in |
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| 27 | 28 | | the skill and dedication they have demonstrated; now, therefore, be |
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| 28 | 29 | | it |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 30 | 31 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Live Oak Classical School mock |
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| 31 | 32 | | trial team on winning first place at the Region 12 High School Mock |
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| 32 | 33 | | Trial Competition and extend to the team's members sincere best |
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| 33 | 34 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 35 | 36 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 36 | 37 | | House of Representatives. |
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