H.R. No. 1030
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Leigh Marsh, a teacher at Baker Middle School in
Corpus Christi, coached the Science Bowl team that won the middle
school category at the regional competition held at The University
of Texas Rio Grande Valley on February 4, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of
Science, the Science Bowl is an academic competition that brings
together middle and high school students from around the nation to
participate in a fast-paced contest that touches on disciplines
ranging from biology and chemistry to physics and math; at the
regional level, the members of the winning Baker Middle School team
beat out 19 other teams from South Texas to earn an all-expenses
paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they will take part in the
national competition being held from April 27 to May 1, 2017; and
WHEREAS, In addition to leading the Science Bowl team,
Ms. Marsh teaches sixth-grade science at Baker Middle School, and
in her spare time, she enjoys reading, running, and traveling with
her family; she is an alumna of Texas A&M University, Texas A&M
University--Corpus Christi, and Del Mar College, where she studied
education, geology, meteorology, and geography; and
WHEREAS, With their fine showing in the regional Science Bowl
competition, the members of the winning Baker Middle School team
have brought credit to their school and their community, and Leigh
Marsh may take justifiable pride in her role as the team's coach;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Leigh Marsh on coaching the 2017
regional Science Bowl middle school championship team and extend to
her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Marsh as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Herrero
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1030 was adopted by the House on March
30, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House