Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HR 1116 - Taylor Road Middle School's Academic Bowl; commend

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1. Ashe  46th             2. Burkhalter  41st        3. Trense  44th
4. Campbell  42nd         5. Felton  43rd            6. Irvin  45th


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HR 1116                                            LC 24 0472






                             A RESOLUTION

  1- 1  Commending the members and coaches of the victorious Taylor
  1- 2  Road Middle School's Academic Bowl team; and for other
  1- 3  purposes.

  1- 4  WHEREAS, a team from Fulton County's Taylor Road Middle
  1- 5  School, coached by Jody Marine and Beth Vennerstrom,
  1- 6  outscored all others to win the 1996 state final of the
  1- 7  Academic Bowl competition, sponsored by the Professional
  1- 8  Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) Foundation; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, the talented students who formed this winning team
  1-10  are: Katie Compton, Kristin Keranen, Mimi Park, John Petrie,
  1-11  Jon Morales, Amit Ranade, and Justin Rykowski; and

  1-12  WHEREAS, over 200 parents and supporters cheered the Taylor
  1-13  Road Middle School team to victory, and the members received
  1-14  their trophies and ribbons from Miss Georgia, Rachel
  1-15  English; and

  1-16  WHEREAS, the Academic Bowl features teams of middle school
  1-17  students fielding questions on a wide range of subjects from
  1-18  the Georgia Middle School Curriculum; and

  1-19  WHEREAS, statewide, more than 5,000 students join in local
  1-20  school competitions held annually which this year involved a
  1-21  record number of students who competed in ten regional
  1-22  Academic Bowl contests; and

  1-23  WHEREAS, Barbara Christmas, PAGE's executive vice-president,
  1-24  had these congratulatory words to say to the students and
  1-25  coaches: "PAGE is proud to sponsor this event, which brings
  1-26  out the best in our students, schools, and communities, and
  1-27  puts the spotlight on the academic achievements of our
  1-28  students. We especially salute the coaches for their hours
  1-29  of hard work in preparing their teams and the parents who
  1-30  joined us at each of the competition sights in underscoring
  1-31  the importance of learning."

  1-32  NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF
  1-33  REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body commend the
  1-34  members and coaches of the victorious Taylor Road Middle
  1-35  School's Academic Bowl team and all participants in the 1996
  1-36  Academic Bowl competitions.


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  2- 1  BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of
  2- 2  Representatives is authorized and directed to transmit an
  2- 3  appropriate copy of this resolution to the members and
  2- 4  coaches of Taylor Road Middle School's Academic Bowl team.












































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