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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Mendoza Debate Society at Lee College in Baytown |
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is the highest-ranked community college debate team in the country, |
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and its members indeed merit special recognition for their |
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achievements; and |
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WHEREAS, The debate society, named for retired Lee College |
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instructor and former debate coach Joseph D. Mendoza, was |
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reestablished in 2013 with the help of college president Dennis |
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Brown and academic dean Dr. Jeff Thies; in the past two years, the |
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debaters have earned more than 150 competitive awards, including |
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three national championships in the 2013-2014 season; and |
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WHEREAS, During the 2014-2015 season, the Mendoza Debate |
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Society captured six national championship wins and more than two |
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dozen individual and team regular season championships; it is the |
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top International Public Debate Association program in Texas, and |
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it finished the season at fifth place in the United States; this is |
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the first time a community college has achieved this level of |
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success in the history of the IPDA; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by director of forensics Joe Ganakos and |
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volunteer assistant coach Preston Langley, the members of the Lee |
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College Mendoza Debate Society include Himmler Assing, Cody Bijou, |
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Kyle Diamond, Reagan Dobbs, Joselyn Mendoza, Dax Ramgoolam, Brandon |
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Reinertsen, Rigo Ruiz, Shawn Start, and Emily Trevino; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented young men and women have demonstrated |
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outstanding skill and dedication, and they are a source of great |
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pride to their families and school and to this state; now, |
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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 members of the Mendoza Debate |
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Society on their success and extend to them sincere best wishes for |
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the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |