0001|                    SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 9
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0002|     42ND LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND
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0003|     SESSION, 1996
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0004|                         INTRODUCED BY
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0005|                          ANN J. RILEY
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0011|                        A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0012|     DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18 THROUGH 24 AS NEW MEXICO
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0013|     SCIENCE BOWL WEEK.
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0014|     
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0015|       WHEREAS, on February 24, 1996, thirty-four high school
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0016|     teams from across the state will convene in Albuquerque to
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0017|     compete in the science bowl; and
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0018|       WHEREAS, the New Mexico science bowl is a national event
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0019|     aimed at providing a forum for high school students to showcase
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0020|     their understanding of the observation, identification,
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0021|     description, experimental investigation and theoretical
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0022|     explanation of natural phenomena known to the general public as
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0023|     the world of science, by competing in teams against other New
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0024|     Mexico high schools; and
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0025|       WHEREAS, the New Mexico science bowl is sponsored by Los
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0001|     Alamos national laboratory and Sandia national laboratories; and
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0002|       WHEREAS, the winning New Mexico team will be awarded an
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0003|     all-expense paid trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the
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0004|     national science bowl, which will be held the week of May 3
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0005|     through May 6, 1996;
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0006|       NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0007|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that it designate the week of February 18
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0008|     through 24, 1996 as New Mexico science bowl week; and
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0009|       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the legislature recognize and
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0010|     commend the participating high school students from across the
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0011|     state of New Mexico for their extraordinary knowledge and love
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0012|     of the world of science. 
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