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.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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 | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on April 27, 2017. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |