TITLE: Congratulating Ashley Williams on placing second at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships.

SUMMARY: Congratulating Ashley Williams on placing second at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Ashley Williams, a seventh-grader at the Girls and Boys Preparatory Academy in Houston, won second place honors at the inaugural African American National Spelling Bee Championships on May 14, 2011, in Houston; and WHEREAS, The goal of the African American National Spelling Bee Championships is to improve the spelling skills of African American middle school students, which in turn helps them to raise their reading level and expand their vocabulary; by preparing for the spelling bee, young people develop confidence and discipline, traits that are necessary to excel academically; and WHEREAS, Students from across Houston competed in two rounds of spelling bees for the opportunity to go to the main event; after advancing through the regional competition, Ashley Williams came in second place at the championships, and she was sponsored for the contest by her teacher, Brenda Upton; and WHEREAS, This notable young Texan has distinguished herself with her hard work, determination, and poise under pressure, and she may indeed look forward to a future that is bright with promise; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate Ashley Williams on placing second at the African American National Spelling Bee Championships and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Ashley Williams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Elkins Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 2358 was adopted by the House on May 26, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House