IV 

111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1753 

Commending North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, for its 

multidisciplinary study and selection of a National Invertebrate. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2010 

Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky submitted the following resolution; which was referred 

to the Committee on Education and Labor 

RESOLUTION 

Commending North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, 

for its multidisciplinary study and selection of a National 

Invertebrate. 

Whereas a group of 24 fifth grade students from North 

Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, undertook a 

year-long study of the many invertebrate species, their effects on the Earth, and the interrelation between these 

species and the natural and social sciences in order to 

identify a National Invertebrate that best embodies the 

character of the people of the United States; 

Whereas this curriculum engaged students in the disciplines 

of biology, history, architecture, marketing, computer 

science, composition, and political science in order to understand the workings of invertebrates, understand the 

effects of pollinators, pests, and microbes on food supply 


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and scientific advances, construct stadiums for the Invertebrate Games competitions, promote the National Invertebrate Project and Invertebrate Games, manage two 

websites and blogs at http:// 

www.nationalinvertabrate.com and http:// 

www.invertebrategames.com, write content for these 

websites, and promote their National Invertebrate in 

Washington, DC; 

Whereas in the process of selecting a National Invertebrate, 

fifth grade students at North Pointe Elementary solicited 

more than 4,000 votes through online polling to choose 

a National Invertebrate; 

Whereas the winner of this poll, the firefly, received 944 

votes and was chosen by North Pointe Elementary as the 

National Invertebrate; 

Whereas the National Invertebrate project has succeeded in 

engaging elementary students with hands-on learning in 

the classroom; 

Whereas the students who participated in this project include 

Tyler Andrews, Morgan Applegate, Austin Cain, Riley 

Davis, Andi Dorning, Mikayla Ernest, Tyler Fraiture, 

Dee Gose, Devin Heffernan, Ryuta King, Hanna Leas, 

Laura Lewis, Katelyn Murphy, Ryan Newman, Connor 

Nickson, Dhruvil Patel, Hannah Reddy, Emma Rogers, 

Ashay Shah, Rujul Singh, Megan Taulbee, Olivia 

Timmerding, Jessica Tran, and Isaiah Watts; and 

Whereas the faculty and professional support who participated in this project include Jacob Brown, Matthew 

Guenther, and Dr. Christopher Lorentz: Now, therefore, 

be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) commends the fifth grade students and as2 sociated faculty, parents, and professionals of North 

3 Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, on their 

4 project to select the firefly as the National Inverte5 brate; and 

6 (2) encourages other schools to undertake simi7 lar multidisciplinary studies and organize similar 

8 competitions for the purposes of advancing elemen9 tary education and student engagement. 

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