| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 990 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize the members of the B. L. Gray Junior High School chess |
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| 4 | 4 | | team for their recent achievements at the National Junior High |
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| 5 | 5 | | Chess Championships; and |
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| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The National Junior High Chess Championships took |
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| 7 | 7 | | place April 24 through 26, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky; skilled |
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| 8 | 8 | | players from across the nation took part in the prestigious |
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| 9 | 9 | | event; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The B. L. Gray Junior High School chess team |
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| 11 | 11 | | demonstrated great talent and perseverance throughout the school |
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| 12 | 12 | | year, and members earned a fifth-place ranking in the K-9 Under |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1,250 division of the tournament; team members are Daniel Alfaro, |
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| 14 | 14 | | David Garza, Joseph Golez, Carson Griffith, Robert Gump, Eduardo |
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| 15 | 15 | | Heredia, Ethan Inocondo, David Johnson, Carlos Lopez, Angel |
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| 16 | 16 | | Morales, Juan Peña, Emiliano Perez, Caleb Utter, and Matthew |
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| 17 | 17 | | Vaughn; and |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Members of the B. L. Gray Junior High School chess |
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| 19 | 19 | | team have developed exceptional teamwork and discipline, and |
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| 20 | 20 | | they can take pride in their outstanding accomplishment; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, B. L. Gray Junior High School, the Sharyland |
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| 22 | 22 | | Independent School District, and the City of Mission are proud of |
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| 23 | 23 | | these talented students for their hard work, their impressive |
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| 24 | 24 | | skills, and their fine sportsmanship; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 84th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby congratulate the members of the B. L. Gray |
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| 27 | 27 | | Junior High School chess team on placing fifth in the K-9 Under |
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| 28 | 28 | | 1,250 division of the National Junior High Chess Championship |
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| 29 | 29 | | competition; and, be it further |
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| 30 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 31 | 31 | | the team as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 32 | 32 | | Hinojosa |
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| 33 | 33 | | ________________________________ |
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| 34 | 34 | | President of the Senate |
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| 35 | 35 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 36 | 36 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 37 | 37 | | the Senate on May 26, 2015. |
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| 38 | 38 | | ________________________________ |
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| 39 | 39 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 40 | 40 | | ________________________________ |
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| 41 | 41 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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