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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Theater arts students from Tuloso-Midway High |
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| 6 | 7 | | School in Corpus Christi placed first in the University |
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| 7 | 8 | | Interscholastic League District 30-5A One-Act Play competition, |
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| 8 | 9 | | held on March 3-4, 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The students staged The Kentucky Cycle: Fire in the |
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| 10 | 11 | | Hole, by Robert Schenkkan; directed by drama teacher Wendy Pratt, |
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| 11 | 12 | | Curtis Ashby, and Lyn Esquivel, the cast and crew impressed the |
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| 12 | 13 | | judges with their presentation of the 1920s period piece, which |
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| 13 | 14 | | tells the story of the Rowen family and their fellow coal miners |
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| 14 | 15 | | striking against the Blue Star Mining Company; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In addition to taking the top prize, the group also |
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| 16 | 17 | | earned several individual accolades: Reyna Rodriguez and Rocky |
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| 17 | 18 | | Ramirez were named Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively; James |
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| 18 | 19 | | Meyer garnered the All-Star Cast award; Kelsey Pierce and Elyse |
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| 19 | 20 | | Herrera received honorable mentions; and Emily Findeisen was |
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| 20 | 21 | | recognized as the Best Overall Technician; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans have demonstrated |
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| 22 | 23 | | remarkable talent and dedication, and they may indeed take pride in |
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| 23 | 24 | | this noteworthy achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Tuloso-Midway High School |
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| 26 | 27 | | theater arts students on winning first place in the UIL District |
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| 27 | 28 | | 30-5A One-Act Play competition and extend to them sincere best |
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| 28 | 29 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | House of Representatives. |
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