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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Klondike High School FFA homesite |
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evaluation team distinguished themselves by placing first at the |
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66th Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest, held in |
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Oklahoma City May 2-4, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In the homesite evaluation competition, students |
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are tasked with assessing the suitability of various types of land |
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for building sites, sanitation systems, impoundment structures, |
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and lawns; participants must consider a number of factors in making |
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their judgment, including the permeability of the subsoil, the |
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slope of the land, and the amount of surface runoff; and |
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WHEREAS, The Klondike team consisted of juniors Kelby |
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O'Brien, Jayden Coleman, Brianna Beck, and Price Cooper; under the |
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expert guidance of their advisor, Todd Gregory, and retired FFA |
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advisor Danny Beck, the team compiled a total score of 1,126 to beat |
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out 49 other squads; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to claiming the national title, three of |
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the team's members were ranked among the top 11 competitors in the |
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country for their individual point counts; having earned a perfect |
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score, Mr. O'Brien finished second following a tiebreaker for first |
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place, and Mr. Coleman and Ms. Beck placed 9th and 11th, |
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respectively; and |
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WHEREAS, The group's victory enabled Klondike FFA to repeat |
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as national champions, as the school's previous homesite team |
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prevailed at nationals last year; at that contest, the current |
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lineup of Mr. O'Brien, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Beck, and Mr. Cooper |
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competed in the land evaluation event, earning fifth-place honors; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The members of the Klondike FFA homesite evaluation |
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team have become a source of great pride to their school with their |
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triumph at the National Land and Range Judging Contest, and the |
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skill and dedication they have demonstrated herald a future bright |
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with promise; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Klondike High School FFA |
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homesite evaluation team on its first-place finish at the 66th |
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Annual National Land and Range Judging Contest and extend to all |
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those associated with the team sincere best wishes for continued |
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success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Klondike FFA chapter as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |