TITLE: Congratulating the Goose Creek CISD students who won awards at the 2016 National History Day competition.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Goose Creek CISD students who won awards at the 2016 National History Day competition.

FULL TEXT:
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 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. Chief Clerk of the House