H.R. No. 457
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Students from Goose Creek Consolidated Independent
School District took home multiple awards from the National History
Day contest, held in College Park, Maryland, June 12-16, 2016; and
WHEREAS, Continuing the district's long tradition of success
in the competition, Benjamin Warford-Johnston of Gentry Junior High
School won first place in the junior division individual paper
category with his historical paper titled "American Colonial
Committees of Correspondence: Encountering Oppression, Exploring
Unity, and Exchanging Visions of the Future"; and
WHEREAS, Danielle Garcia and Priscilla Garcia, students at
Ross S. Sterling High School, placed second in the nation for their
senior group exhibit, "WWII Women Air Force Service Pilots:
Exchanging Traditional Roles, Exploring Military Aviation and
Encountering Discrimination"; their exhibit was also selected by
Texas History Day coordinators to be displayed at the American
History Museum in Washington, D. C.; and
WHEREAS, Tomas de la Rosa of Ross S. Sterling High earned
third place for his senior historical paper, "An Alien Race That
Should be Segregated Socially: Mendez v. Westminster," and two
other Sterling students, Kyleigh Fanning and Matthew Broussard,
received the George Washington Leadership in History Award for
their senior group documentary, From Confederation to Nation;
moreover, the Legacy Award for outstanding past and present
accomplishments in the competition was given to Mr. Broussard, who
won individual performance first-place prizes at National History
Day in 2011, 2013, 2014, and 2015; and
WHEREAS, Havi Nguyen of Ross S. Sterling also made an
impressive showing in the senior individual exhibit category,
further adding to Goose Creek CISD students' many achievements at
the event; and
WHEREAS, These talented young men and women demonstrated
outstanding intelligence and resourcefulness with their stellar
performance at National History Day, and they have brought
tremendous pride to their families, to their schools, and to the
State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Benjamin Warford-Johnston,
Danielle Garcia, Priscilla Garcia, Tomas de la Rosa, Kyleigh
Fanning, Matthew Broussard, and Havi Nguyen on their superb efforts
at the 2016 National History Day competition and extend to them
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared
for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House
of Representatives.
Cain
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 457 was adopted by the House on March
2, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House