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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Mendoza Debate Society of Lee College has added |
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| 6 | 7 | | to its impressive record of success by winning the International |
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| 7 | 8 | | Public Debate Association National Community College Debate |
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| 8 | 9 | | Championship for the third year in a row; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, The top-ranked debate program in Texas for the |
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| 10 | 11 | | 2015-2016 IPDA season, the Mendoza Debate Society delivered the |
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| 11 | 12 | | highest-scoring performance in the 19-year history of the |
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| 12 | 13 | | championship, capping a season that brought the team more than 150 |
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| 13 | 14 | | awards; the debaters were also named Season Long Community College |
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| 14 | 15 | | Champions, and Joe Ganakos, Lee College director of forensics, was |
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| 15 | 16 | | recognized as 2016 IPDA Bennett Strange Coach of the Year; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Led by captains Kyle Diamond and Rigo Ruiz, the |
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| 17 | 18 | | debate society earned an all-time record for points in the Team |
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| 18 | 19 | | Division National Championship, while members Emmanuel Perez and |
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| 19 | 20 | | Josh Lyrock placed third; Jerry McCauley was named 2015-2016 IPDA |
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| 20 | 21 | | Junior Varsity National Champion, while Mr. Diamond was the Varsity |
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| 21 | 22 | | Division National Runner-Up and National Championship Tournament |
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| 22 | 23 | | Varsity Finalist; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, These gifted young debaters have exhibited |
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| 24 | 25 | | remarkable skill, drive, and determination, and they have earned |
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| 25 | 26 | | great distinction for themselves, their school, and the State of |
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| 26 | 27 | | Texas; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Mendoza Debate Society of Lee |
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| 29 | 30 | | College on winning the 2016 IPDA National Community College Debate |
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| 30 | 31 | | Championship and extend to the team's members sincere best wishes |
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| 31 | 32 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 32 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 33 | 34 | | prepared for the Mendoza Debate Society as an expression of high |
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| 34 | 35 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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