TITLE: Congratulating the Plains High School academic competitors for their exemplary performance at the regional meet.

SUMMARY: Congratulating the Plains High School academic competitors for their exemplary performance at the regional meet.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, The Plains High School academic competitors distinguished themselves with an exceptional performance at the University Interscholastic League 1A Region 1 Spring Meet on April 15 and 16, 2011; the team claimed second place overall, with numerous members qualifying to take part in the state meet in Austin; and WHEREAS, In the team portion of the regional event, the Plains High calculator squad of Denise Tarango, Autumn Friesen, Cody Friesen, and Hunter Welch won the title with a first-place finish, as did the mathematics team of Mr. Welch, Ms. Tarango, Ms. Friesen, and Mayra Cueto; in addition, the number sense team of Mr. Welch, Ms. Tarango, Troy Alldredge, and Jack Chu finished third; and WHEREAS, Two Plains High students claimed individual regional titles; Ms. Tarango won the calculator applications event and also qualified for the state meet in mathematics, while Mr. Welch is the regional champion in mathematics and also qualified for state in calculator applications and one-act play; the other members of the school team who earned a trip to the prestigious competition in Austin are Adriana Corrales, who finished third in news writing, Ms. Friesen, who will compete in one-act play, and Ms. Cueto, who will contend for the state title in mathematics; and WHEREAS, The success at the regional meet follows the excellent effort that the Plains High Cowboys and Cowgirls made at the district competition, where the calculator, mathematics, and journalism teams all placed first; moreover, a group that included Ms. Cueto, Ms. Friesen, Mr. Friesen, and Mr. Welch won the Texas Math and Science Coaches Association state championship in calculator in March 2011; and WHEREAS, The Plains High academic program is ably guided by coordinator and calculator coach Brad Friesen, mathematics coach Kelly Bowers, and journalism coach Jolene Taylor; and WHEREAS, Through their intelligence and hard work, these determined students have earned the opportunity to test their abilities against the other top high school performers in Texas, and they may take justifiable pride in their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Plains High School academic competitors for their exemplary performance in the regional meet and extend to them sincere best wishes for success at the University Interscholastic League state event; 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. Perry Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 1734 was adopted by the House on May 12, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House