H.R. No. 1034 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Sunidhi Kulkarni, a student at Baker Middle School in Corpus Christi, was part of the team that won the middle school category at the regional Science Bowl 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, A seventh grader at Baker Middle School, Sunidhi Kulkarni is in the International Baccalaureate gifted and talented program, and she participates in Mathcounts and regional choir; in her spare time, she enjoys reading, playing piano, drawing, and learning Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance; 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 Sunidhi Kulkarni may take justifiable pride in her contributions to the team's outstanding accomplishment; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Sunidhi Kulkarni on being part of 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 Sunidhi as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Herrero ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1034 was adopted by the House on March 30, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House