Bill Text: TX HR1653 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating the Dulles High School academic decathlon team on a successful showing at the 2019 USAD Nationals competition.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-05-27 - Reported enrolled [HR1653 Detail]

Download: Texas-2019-HR1653-Introduced.html

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86R33494 ST-D
By: Reynolds H.R. No. 1653

R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The academic decathlon team from Dulles High School
in Sugar Land enjoyed great success during the 2019 United States
Academic Decathlon Nationals competition in Bloomington,
Minnesota, April 25-27; and
WHEREAS, The academic decathlon program provides high school
students with the opportunity to participate in rigorous
competition and demonstrate their abilities in team activities that
encompass disciplines such as math, science, language, art, music,
economics, social science, speech, essay, and interview; and
WHEREAS, The Dulles team excelled at the national meet,
finishing as the third place Overall Team and second place Division
I Team with 50,443.8 points; the Vikings also took home the silver
in the Super Quiz category, and they received the title of Division
I Rookie of the Year; and
WHEREAS, A number of Dulles students earned individual
accolades, including most valuable team member Ali Abi Nassif, who
won second place Varsity in Interview and third place Varsity in
Math, and highest-scoring team member Simon Sanchez-Paiva, who won
third place Overall Scholastic, first place Scholastic in Music,
Social Science, Literature, and Art, second place Scholastic in
Economics and Science, and third place Scholastic in Math; many
other members of the roster also earned awards, including: Lana
Haffar, second place Honors in Arts and Social Science; Logan
House, second place Varsity in Math and third place Varsity in Music
and Art; Ethan Sollenberger, first place Scholastic in Math, second
place Scholastic in Music, and third place Scholastic in Essay;
Davis Varghese, third place Overall Varsity, first place Varsity in
Math and Music, and second place Varsity in Economics, Social
Science, and Science; Robert Yang, first place Honors in Math and
Literature and third place Honors in Social Science; Sophie Yangyi,
first place Honors in Arts, second place Honors in Economics and
Social Science, and third place Honors in Music and Literature; and
Olivia Jackson, third place Scholastic in Math, Literature, and
Literature in Art; and
WHEREAS, These outstanding young Texans have demonstrated
great skill, knowledge, and dedication, and with their fine showing
during the 2019 USAD national contest, they have brought tremendous
pride to their school and community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate the Dulles High School academic
decathlon team on a successful showing at the 2019 USAD Nationals
competition and extend to its members and coaches sincere best
wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.