TITLE: Congratulating Aspermont Independent School District students on winning a grand prize in the POWERADE Power Your School competition.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Aspermont Independent School District students on winning a grand prize in the POWERADE Power Your School competition.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Students from the Aspermont Independent School District won a $10,000 grand prize for their district in the POWERADE Power Your School program; and WHEREAS, A Coca-Cola brand, POWERADE established the contest to support school athletics; students were required to submit a video or essay showing ways in which additional funding could benefit sports at their schools, and entries were judged on the basis of creativity, originality, and demonstrated need; across Texas, only 10 schools were awarded grand prizes; and WHEREAS, Six eighth-grade students in Allison Martin's Fundamentals of Computer Science class submitted a winning entry; Kelly Lowack, Kylie Chesser, Wesley Koenig, Justin Martin, Kade Morris, and Caleb Beck united their efforts to produce a video, learning along the way how to conduct interviews, shoot footage, prepare title screens and credits, and edit both audio and visual elements; and WHEREAS, Through their hard work and talent, these Aspermont ISD students secured a monetary prize that will greatly benefit athletic programs, and their accomplishment is a source of great pride to the district and to the community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Aspermont Independent School District students on winning a grand prize in the POWERADE Power Your School competition and extend to them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the students as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Springer Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1250 was adopted by the House on April 26, 2019, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House