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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, A team of students from Dulles High School in Sugar |
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| 6 | 7 | | Land won second place at the National Science Bowl in Washington, |
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| 7 | 8 | | D.C., April 25 to 29, 2019; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The National Science Bowl is a nationwide academic |
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| 9 | 10 | | competition that tests students' knowledge in all areas of science |
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| 10 | 11 | | and mathematics; middle and high school student teams from diverse |
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| 11 | 12 | | backgrounds are composed of four students, one alternate, and a |
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| 12 | 13 | | teacher who serves as an advisor and coach; these teams face off in |
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| 13 | 14 | | a fast-paced question-and-answer format, being tested on a range of |
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| 14 | 15 | | disciplines including biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, |
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| 15 | 16 | | energy, and math; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Competing against 64 teams from across the country, |
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| 17 | 18 | | the Dulles students took home the silver, making them the |
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| 18 | 19 | | highest-performing team to ever come out of the Lone Star State; as |
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| 19 | 20 | | a reward for their impressive achievement, the group from Dulles |
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| 20 | 21 | | High received a $1,000 cash prize and a five-day trip to Alaska; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans have demonstrated |
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| 22 | 23 | | great skill, knowledge, and dedication, and with their fine showing |
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| 23 | 24 | | during the National Science Bowl, they have brought tremendous |
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| 24 | 25 | | pride to their school and community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the team from Dulles High School on |
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| 27 | 28 | | placing second at the 2019 National Science Bowl and extend to the |
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| 28 | 29 | | winning students and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, |
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| 29 | 30 | | be it further |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 31 | 32 | | prepared for the group as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 32 | 33 | | House of Representatives. |
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