R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS the MATHCOUNTS Program builds problem-solving skills and fosters mathematics achievement for middle school students across the country; and

WHEREAS through local, regional, state, and national competitions these Texas students have demonstrated outstanding achievement in mathematics; and

WHEREAS Channing Yang of Sugar Land, Texas, has been awarded the Donald G. Weinert College Scholarship as the champion of the 2023 MATHCOUNTS national competition; and

WHEREAS Channing’s team includes Roger Zhen, of Friendswood, Texas; Alexander Sun and Kevin Chen of Sugar Land, Texas; and their coach, Andrea Smith, of Sugar Land, Texas; the team garnered first place in the 2023 MATHCOUNTS national competition; and now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that the State Board of Education warmly congratulates and proudly presents this resolution to each of these students and their coach for an exemplary performance at the 2023 MATHCOUNTS national competition; and be it further

RESOLVED, that a copy of this resolution be included in the permanent records of the State Board of Education.

WITNESS our signatures this 2nd day of February, two thousand and twenty-four, in Austin, Texas.

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Aaron Kinsey, Chair

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Pat Hardy, Secretary