TITLE: Congratulating Willis ISD fifth grade students on the selection of their science experiment by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program to be conducted on the International Space Station.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Willis ISD fifth grade students on the selection of their science experiment by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program to be conducted on the International Space Station.

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WHEREAS, The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program has selected an experiment designed by fifth grade students from Willis Independent School District to be conducted on the International Space Station; and WHEREAS, Established to promote the sciences, the SSEP is a national competition in which students from across the country design and write proposals for experiments to be conducted in microgravity; there is a multistep selection process similar to the review procedures that professional scientists follow for funding, and a local review board chooses three finalist applications from the community to be judged by experts at the national level; and WHEREAS, Danielle Pierce of Turner Elementary, Daniel Perez of Hardy Elementary, and Kalysta Gutierrez, Leiloni Zachary, Safira Reyes, and Selma Nieniel of Parmley Elementary submitted a winning proposal concerning whether savoy cabbage seeds can germinate in microgravity; the fifth graders chose this plant because of its nutritional value and the potential benefits it could confer on astronauts' diets; and WHEREAS, In posing a useful question, designing a workable experiment, and effectively communicating their justifications, these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated impressive critical thinking, and they truly merit special recognition for their initiative and achievement; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Danielle Pierce, Daniel Perez, Kalysta Gutierrez, Leiloni Zachary, Safira Reyes, and Selma Nieniel on the selection of their science project by the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program to be conducted on the International Space Station; and, be it further RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared for the students, their schools, and Willis ISD as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Creighton Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on February 18, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House