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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE MEMBERS AND COACH OF THE EAST

GREENWICH HIGH SCHOOL TEAM ON THEIR VICTORY AT THE RHODE ISLAND

ACADEMIC DECATHLON

     Introduced By: Representatives Caldwell, Shekarchi, Blazejewski, Filippi, Shanley,
O'Brien, Ajello, and Cortvriend

     Date Introduced: May 17, 2022

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, The Rhode Island Academic Decathlon was founded in 1983, and is open to

all public, private and parochial high schools in Rhode Island; and

     WHEREAS, The 39th annual Rhode Island Academic Decathlon consisted of more than

130 students from twelve high school teams from across Rhode Island, and comprised of no more

than three members of each academic grade level. The entrants participated in an eight hour

rigorous competition that tests the brain power and overall knowledge and thinking skills in ten

subject areas ranging from science to art to math, as well as speech, interview, economics,

language, social science, literature, and essay writing. The theme for this year's competition was

“Water: The Essential Resource”; and

     WHEREAS, After consistently placing in the top three over the last several years, at the

2022 Rhode Island competition, held on March 6th at Bryant University, the East Greenwich

High School team, under the expert tutelage of their team advisor and coach, Ben Revkin, scored

34,000 points and regained first place honors, which they had last achieved in 2010; and

     WHEREAS, The East Greenwich High School team members include Emmett Bassen-

Alexander, Guy Sanchez, Julia Xu, Zalmay Ahmad, Raj Vishnu, KC Bisetti, Cooper Jones, and

Mia Pinkes. Each team member received at least one medal, half the team had more than five

medals, and Mia Pinkes earned a medal for the highest overall score for an individual participant;

and

     WHEREAS, By taking top honors at the RI Competition, members of the East

Greenwich team earned the right to represent Rhode Island at the United States Academic

Decathlon where they attained the designation of Division II "Rookie of the Year"; and

     WHEREAS, It is essential and fitting to recognize our youth and to celebrate their

accomplishments. These distinguished future leaders of our state not only established their

academic prowess but also exemplify everything that young people can achieve, and they are

truly deserving of our recognition and praise; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

congratulates the East Greenwich High School team members and Coach for their victory and

their commendable "Rookie of the Year" status at the National Competition. We moreover wish

them much happiness and success in all their future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ben Revkin, Coach of the East Greenwich

High School Academic Decathlon Team.

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