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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball has |
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| 6 | 7 | | distinguished itself by earning the 2016-2017 Texas Association of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Private and Parochial Schools 6A Henderson Championship Cup; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The most prestigious honor bestowed by TAPPS, the |
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| 9 | 10 | | Henderson Cup is annually presented to the school in each |
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| 10 | 11 | | enrollment division that accumulates the highest total points in |
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| 11 | 12 | | fine arts, academic, and athletic extracurricular activities, with |
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| 12 | 13 | | points awarded based on competition results; and |
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| 13 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Contributing to Concordia Lutheran's overall score |
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| 14 | 15 | | of 103, students made an impressive showing in a number of fine arts |
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| 15 | 16 | | contests throughout the year; the band won its second consecutive |
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| 16 | 17 | | state title, and the choir and academic teams were both named |
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| 17 | 18 | | runners-up; moreover, the art and cheer teams each placed third at |
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| 18 | 19 | | the state level, and the One-Act Play crew finished fifth; and |
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| 19 | 20 | | WHEREAS, The school year also saw some excellent sports |
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| 20 | 21 | | performances; the volleyball and boys' track and field teams earned |
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| 21 | 22 | | gold medals at state, while the baseball and boys' basketball |
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| 22 | 23 | | squads reached the semifinals and the boys' swimming team placed |
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| 23 | 24 | | third; the girls' basketball team and the football team advanced |
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| 24 | 25 | | all the way to the regional round of the state playoffs, and the |
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| 25 | 26 | | boys' golf and girls' cross-country teams placed fourth and fifth, |
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| 26 | 27 | | respectively; furthermore, the girls' soccer and softball squads |
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| 27 | 28 | | made it to the area round of state competition, and the girls' |
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| 28 | 29 | | swimming and track and field teams placed sixth; and |
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| 29 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In winning the Henderson Championship Cup, |
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| 30 | 31 | | Concordia Lutheran High School has built on its admirable record of |
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| 31 | 32 | | excellence, and its many achievements during the 2016-2017 academic |
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| 32 | 33 | | year reflect the exceptional efforts of the students, faculty, |
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| 33 | 34 | | staff, and administration; now, therefore, be it |
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| 34 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 35 | 36 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Concordia |
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| 36 | 37 | | Lutheran High School on its receipt of the 2016-2017 TAPPS 6A |
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| 37 | 38 | | Henderson Championship Cup and extend to all those associated with |
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| 38 | 39 | | the school sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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| 39 | 40 | | further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Concordia Lutheran High School as an expression of |
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| 42 | 43 | | high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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