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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 Tuloso-Midway High School |
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| 6 | 7 | | journalism team distinguished themselves with their performances |
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| 7 | 8 | | at the University Interscholastic League Region 4-5A Academics |
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| 8 | 9 | | Spring Meet, held on April 8, 2017; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Skillfully coached by English teacher Belinda |
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| 10 | 11 | | Covarrubuiz and journalism teacher Matt Meintheit, the team had |
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| 11 | 12 | | previously earned second place in the district competition; during |
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| 12 | 13 | | that meet, senior Rianna Turner placed first in editorial writing, |
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| 13 | 14 | | second in feature writing, and third in ready writing, while senior |
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| 14 | 15 | | Tyler Hotz won first place in headline writing and third place in |
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| 15 | 16 | | feature writing; also making invaluable contributions to the squad |
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| 16 | 17 | | was Sarah Landry, a freshman at Tuloso-Midway; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, On the basis of its superior performance at the |
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| 18 | 19 | | district meet, the team advanced to the regional competition, where |
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| 19 | 20 | | it continued to excel, securing first place with a total of 10 |
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| 20 | 21 | | points; in addition, Ms. Hotz placed first in feature and news |
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| 21 | 22 | | writing and second in headline writing at the regional level; and |
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| 22 | 23 | | WHEREAS, With their efforts in these UIL competitions, these |
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| 23 | 24 | | bright young Texans have proudly represented Tuloso-Midway High |
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| 24 | 25 | | School, and the dedication they have demonstrated is sure to serve |
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| 25 | 26 | | them well in the years ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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| 26 | 27 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 27 | 28 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Tuloso-Midway |
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| 28 | 29 | | High School journalism team on their participation in the 2017 UIL |
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| 29 | 30 | | Region 4-5A Academics Spring Meet and extend to them sincere best |
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| 30 | 31 | | wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 33 | 34 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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