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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Grapeland FFA senior quiz team successfully |
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defended its 2013 championship title at the National Quiz |
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Competition on October 28, 2014; and |
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WHEREAS, A part of the National FFA Convention and Expo, the |
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National Quiz Competition allows members an opportunity to showcase |
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their in-depth knowledge of the organization; students from |
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chapters across the United States gather to take a difficult |
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100-question test on topics such as FFA history, leadership, rules, |
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and symbols; and |
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WHEREAS, The Grapeland FFA achieved its first national quiz |
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championship the same year, 2013, that it fielded its first senior |
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quiz competition team; participating in that contest were two |
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seniors, Mary Wardell and Atlana Watson, and two sophomores, Monic |
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Davila and Victoria Martin; this year, Ms. Davila and Ms. Martin |
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returned to the competition, joined by sophomore Rebekah Turner and |
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eighth-grader J. D. Martin, and the Grapeland senior quiz team once |
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again emerged triumphant; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of their coach, Gary Graham, |
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the students prepared for the event by following an intensive study |
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regimen; their two championship titles and high individual scores |
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attest to their commitment to excellence; and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Grapeland senior quiz team are a |
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source of great pride to their families and to their school, and |
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their capacity for hard work and perseverance will indeed stand |
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them in good stead as they take on the challenges and opportunities |
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that await them; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Grapeland FFA senior team on |
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winning the National FFA Quiz Competition in 2013 and 2014 and |
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extend to the team's members sincere best wishes for continued |
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success and a bright future. |