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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Neal White of Lake Travis High School earned first |
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place in extemporaneous informative speaking at the 2011 University |
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Interscholastic League Conference 4A State Academics Spring Meet; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The most comprehensive literary and academic |
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competition in the nation, this annual event includes a variety of |
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contests that complement the academic curriculum and also motivate |
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students to acquire higher levels of knowledge, confront issues of |
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importance, and think critically; and |
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WHEREAS, Specifically, the extemporaneous informative |
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speaking contest seeks to stimulate an active interest in current |
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affairs at the state, national, and international levels and to |
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teach participants to present facts about a subject in a clear, |
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impartial, and interesting manner; students prepare for the contest |
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by reading newspapers and news magazines, as well as by searching |
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the Internet and listening to radio and television news programs, |
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and they are judged on their analysis and content, organization, |
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and delivery; and |
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WHEREAS, With the guidance and encouragement of LTHS speech |
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teacher Barbara Ixba, Mr. White distinguished himself as one of the |
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state's top students in extemporaneous informative speaking, and he |
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may indeed take great pride in his achievement; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Neal White on |
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earning first place in extemporaneous informative speaking at the |
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2011 UIL Conference 4A State Academics Spring Meet and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. White as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |