Bill Text: TX SR689 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing the John Tyler High School ethics bowl team for its participation in the 2017 National High School Ethics Bowl Finals.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-04-27 - Reported enrolled [SR689 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-SR689-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The John Tyler High School ethics bowl team | ||
| competed in the National High School Ethics Bowl Finals held at the | ||
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill April 7-9, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The National High School Ethics Bowl was | ||
| established in 2012 through a partnership between the Parr Center | ||
| for Ethics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and | ||
| the Squire Family Foundation; several months before the regional | ||
| Ethics Bowl contests, students are presented with a series of | ||
| ethical and philosophical dilemmas; after preparing the cases, | ||
| teams meet at competitions to be judged on the quality and depth | ||
| of their reasoning, their ability to present coherent arguments | ||
| and to take into account likely objections to them, and their | ||
| ability to maintain a respectful tone while engaging in analysis | ||
| and discussion; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Tyler squad reached the national contest for | ||
| the first time in school history after emerging victorious at the | ||
| regional meet in February; composed of seniors Tamia Williams, | ||
| Avery Oliver, Anadja Jamison, and Jaela Wideman, the team | ||
| benefited from the guidance of ethics department faculty members | ||
| at The University of Texas at Tyler, and it also received | ||
| generous financial support from local businesses and | ||
| organizations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, With their fine showing on the national stage, | ||
| these notable young Texans have brought credit to their school | ||
| and their community, and they may indeed take justifiable pride | ||
| in their accomplishments; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 85th | ||
| Legislature, hereby congratulate the John Tyler High School | ||
| ethics bowl team on its participation in the 2017 National High | ||
| School Ethics Bowl Finals and extend to each of the members | ||
| sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| the team as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Hughes | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on April 27, 2017. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
