H.R. No. 782
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The McCulloch County 4-H team captured the
championship title for parliamentary procedure at the Western
National Roundup held in Denver January 5-8, 2017; and
WHEREAS, The squad qualified for the national contest after
placing first in district and state competition in 2016; in the
parliamentary procedure event, teams have 20 minutes to develop a
strategy for solving three problems and conduct a meeting using
Robert's Rules of Order; teams must then answer questions from a
panel of judges regarding those rules and provide the judges with
minutes and reports from the meeting; and
WHEREAS, Ably guided by coach Jacque Behrens, the members of
the team include Kristen Hemphill and Jayce McKinney of Lohn High
School and Kamry Keese, Bass Myers, and Micah Trull of Brady High
School; and
WHEREAS, Winning a national championship represents the
culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering
commitment to excellence, and the members of the McCulloch County
4-H team may take justifiable pride in this notable achievement;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the McCulloch County 4-H team on
winning the parliamentary procedure championship at the 2017
Western National Roundup and extend to its members and coach
sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Sheffield
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 782 was adopted by the House on March
16, 2017, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House