Bill Text: GA SR1516 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Enrolled

Georgia Senate Resolution 1516 (Prior Session Legislation)

Enrolled

Bill Title: Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team; commend

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-04-21 - Senate Read and Adopted [SR1516 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2009-SR1516-Enrolled.html

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Senate Resolution 1516

By: Senator Harbison of the 15th

A RESOLUTION

Commending the Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team from Muscogee County won the first runner-up award in the Super Quiz Oral Relay event at the 2010 PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon; and

WHEREAS, the two-day academic competition was held on February 26 and 27, 2010, at Berkmar High School in Gwinnett County; and

WHEREAS, more than 200 high school students from 23 high schools, representing 17 districts, competed in this prestigious academic event; and

WHEREAS, teams of nine students represented their school and were tested in seven areas: economics, art, language and literature, mathematics, science, music, and Written Super Quiz; and

WHEREAS, during the Super Quiz Oral Relay, team members competed in a quiz bowl format, keying in answers to questions regarding this year's topic, the French Revolution, asked by moderator, WSB-TV-Channel 2 News Reporter Tom Jones; and

WHEREAS, the Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team was ably led by Coach Carmen Kimsey Morris, who was honored at the awards banquet for serving as a Georgia Academic Decathlon coach for ten years; and

WHEREAS, the scholastically superb team members were Mac Barron, Sarah Flatt, Chad Fry, Jonathan Henry, Daniel King, Samantha McCellan, Benjamin Merva, Ashley Lee, and Lucas Thompson; and

WHEREAS, these smart and gifted students have brought great honor to their school and community and their incredible performance is worthy of recognition.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body congratulate the Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team on winning the first runner-up award in the Super Quiz Oral Relay event at the 2010 PAGE Georgia Academic Decathlon.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Hardaway High School Academic Decathlon Team.