Bill Text: TX HR2381 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating the teams from the Capital Region that are advancing to the Destination Imagination Global Finals.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-29 - Reported enrolled [HR2381 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR2381-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 2381 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Nine teams from the Capital Region of Destination | ||
| Imagination are competing at the Global Finals in Knoxville, | ||
| Tennessee, from May 22 to 25, 2013; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Approximately 125,000 students from countries | ||
| around the world participate each year in the Destination | ||
| Imagination tournament, which promotes teamwork and creative | ||
| problem solving through the use of science, technology, | ||
| engineering, and math, as well as through the arts and service | ||
| learning; groups cooperate in carrying out a service project to | ||
| meet a community need or in finding innovative solutions to a | ||
| variety of set challenges; they then present their projects or | ||
| solutions at regional, state, and national events; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Students from all over Texas competed at the 2013 | ||
| state tournament on April 12 and 13 in Katy, and the Capital Region | ||
| teams made an excellent showing in their respective high school, | ||
| middle school, and elementary school sections; in the "Real to | ||
| Reel" Project Outreach competition, Cedar Park High School won | ||
| first place and Westlake High School took third; the "Wind Visible" | ||
| Challenge saw Rouse High School place second and Hill Country | ||
| Christian School, competing at the middle school level, take fourth | ||
| place; in the "In the Zone" Challenge, Vista Ridge High School won | ||
| first place and Canyon Ridge Middle School placed third; a West | ||
| Ridge Middle School team placed second in the "In Disguise" | ||
| Challenge, while in the "Twist-O-Rama" Challenge, another West | ||
| Ridge Middle School team placed first, as did Bridge Point | ||
| Elementary School; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In qualifying to compete at the national event, | ||
| these outstanding young Texans have demonstrated talent, | ||
| persistence, and enthusiasm for learning, and they are indeed | ||
| deserving of recognition for their outstanding achievement; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate the teams from the Capital Region | ||
| that are advancing to the Destination Imagination Global Finals and | ||
| extend to all the participating students sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared | ||
| for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of | ||
| Representatives. | ||
| Dale | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 2381 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
