[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1753 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1753

    Commending North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, for its 
   multidisciplinary study and selection of a National Invertebrate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            December 7, 2010

  Mr. Davis of Kentucky submitted the following resolution; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Education and Labor

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Commending North Pointe Elementary in Hebron, Kentucky, for its 
   multidisciplinary study and selection of a National Invertebrate.

Whereas a group of 24 fifth grade students from North Pointe Elementary in 
        Hebron, Kentucky, undertook a year-long study of the many invertebrate 
        species, their effects on the Earth, and the interrelation between these 
        species and the natural and social sciences in order to identify a 
        National Invertebrate that best embodies the character of the people of 
        the United States;
Whereas this curriculum engaged students in the disciplines of biology, history, 
        architecture, marketing, computer science, composition, and political 
        science in order to understand the workings of invertebrates, understand 
        the effects of pollinators, pests, and microbes on food supply and 
        scientific advances, construct stadiums for the Invertebrate Games 
        competitions, promote the National Invertebrate Project and Invertebrate 
        Games, manage two websites and blogs at http://
        www.nationalinvertabrate.com and http://www.invertebrategames.com, write 
        content for these websites, and promote their National Invertebrate in 
        Washington, DC;
Whereas in the process of selecting a National Invertebrate, fifth grade 
        students at North Pointe Elementary solicited more than 4,000 votes 
        through online polling to choose a National Invertebrate;
Whereas the winner of this poll, the firefly, received 944 votes and was chosen 
        by North Pointe Elementary as the National Invertebrate;
Whereas the National Invertebrate project has succeeded in engaging elementary 
        students with hands-on learning in the classroom;
Whereas the students who participated in this project include Tyler Andrews, 
        Morgan Applegate, Austin Cain, Riley Davis, Andi Dorning, Mikayla 
        Ernest, Tyler Fraiture, Dee Gose, Devin Heffernan, Ryuta King, Hanna 
        Leas, Laura Lewis, Katelyn Murphy, Ryan Newman, Connor Nickson, Dhruvil 
        Patel, Hannah Reddy, Emma Rogers, Ashay Shah, Rujul Singh, Megan 
        Taulbee, Olivia Timmerding, Jessica Tran, and Isaiah Watts; and
Whereas the faculty and professional support who participated in this project 
        include Jacob Brown, Matthew Guenther, and Dr. Christopher Lorentz: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the fifth grade students and associated 
        faculty, parents, and professionals of North Pointe Elementary 
        in Hebron, Kentucky, on their project to select the firefly as 
        the National Invertebrate; and
            (2) encourages other schools to undertake similar 
        multidisciplinary studies and organize similar competitions for 
        the purposes of advancing elementary education and student 
        engagement.
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