TITLE: Congratulating the Dulles High School academic decathlon team on a successful showing at the 2019 USAD Nationals competition.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Dulles High School academic decathlon team on a successful showing at the 2019 USAD Nationals competition.

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WHEREAS, The academic decathlon team from Dulles High School in Sugar Land enjoyed great success during the 2019 United States Academic Decathlon Nationals competition in Bloomington, Minnesota, April 25-27; and WHEREAS, The academic decathlon program provides high school students with the opportunity to participate in rigorous competition and demonstrate their abilities in team activities that encompass disciplines such as math, science, language, art, music, economics, social science, speech, essay, and interview; and WHEREAS, The Dulles team excelled at the national meet, finishing as the third place Overall Team and second place Division I Team with 50,443.8 points; the Vikings also took home the silver in the Super Quiz category, and they received the title of Division I Rookie of the Year; and WHEREAS, A number of Dulles students earned individual accolades, including most valuable team member Ali Abi Nassif, who won second place Varsity in Interview and third place Varsity in Math, and highest-scoring team member Simon Sanchez-Paiva, who won third place Overall Scholastic, first place Scholastic in Music, Social Science, Literature, an dArt, second place Scholastic in Economics and Science, and third place Scholastic in Math; many other members of the roster also earned awards, including: Lana Haffar, second place Honors in Arts and Social Science; Logan House, second place Varsity in Math and third place Varsity in Music and Art; Ethan Sollenberger, first place Scholastic in Math, second place Scholastic in Music, and third place Scholastic in Essay; Davis Varghese, third place Overall Varsity, first place Varsity in Math and Music, and second place Varsity in Economics, Social Science, and Science; Robert Yang, first place Honors in Math and Literature and third place Honors in Social Science; Sophie Yangyi, first place Honors in Arts, second place Honors in Economics and Social Science, and third place Honors in Music and Literature; and Olivia Jackson, third place Scholastic in Math, Literature, and Literature in Art; and WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans have demonstrated great skill, knowledge, and dedication, and with their fine showing during the 2019 USAD national contest, they have brought tremendous pride to their school and community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Dulles High School academic decathlon team on a successful showing at the 2019 USAD Nationals competition and extend to its members and coaches 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. Reynolds Bonnen of Brazoria Guerra Noble Allen Guillen Oliverson Allison Gutierrez Ortega Anchia Harless Pacheco Anderson Harris Paddie Ashby Hefner Parker Bailes Hernandez Patterson Beckley Herrero Paul Bell of Kaufman Hinojosa Perez Bell of Montgomery Holland Phelan Bernal Howard Price Biedermann Huberty Ramos Blanco Hunter Raney Bohac Israel Raymond Bonnen of Galveston E. Johnson of Dallas Reynolds Bowers J. Johnson of Dallas Rodriguez Buckley Johnson of Harris Romero, Jr. Bucy Kacal Rose Burns King of Hemphill Rosenthal Burrows King of Parker Sanford Button King of Uvalde Schaefer Cain Klick Shaheen Calanni Krause Sheffield Canales Kuempel Sherman, Sr. Capriglione Lambert Shine Clardy Landgraf Smith Cole Lang Smithee Coleman Larson Springer Collier Leach Stephenson Cortez Leman Stickland Craddick Longoria Stucky Cyrier Lopez Swanson Darby Lozano Talarico Davis of Dallas Lucio III Thierry Davis of Harris Martinez Thompson of Brazoria Dean Martinez Fischer Thompson of Harris Deshotel Metcalf Tinderholt Dominguez Meyer Toth Dutton Meza Turner of Dallas Farrar Middleton Turner of Tarrant Fierro Miller VanDeaver Flynn Minjarez Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morales White Geren Morrison Wilson Gervin-Hawkins Mu oz, Jr. Wray Goldman Murphy Wu Gonz lez of Dallas Murr Zedler Gonz lez of El Paso Neave Zerwas Goodwin Nev rez Zwiener Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1653 was adopted by the House on May 24, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House