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 ef-
fects 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 un-
derstand 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 Inver-
tebrate Games competitions, promote the National Inver-
tebrate 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 partici-
pated in this project include Jacob Brown, Matthew 
Guenther, and Dr. Christopher Lorentz: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
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(1) commends the fifth grade students and as-
sociated faculty, parents, and professionals of North 
Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, on their 
project to select the firefly as the National Inverte-
brate; and 
(2) encourages other schools to undertake simi-
lar multidisciplinary studies and organize similar 
competitions for the purposes of advancing elemen-
tary education and student engagement. 
Æ 
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