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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1071 Offered February 18, 2019 Commending the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team. ---------- Patrons-- Sullivan; Senator: Howell ----------

WHEREAS, the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team in Fairfax County won the National Literature Competition in 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team faced numerous teams from schools across the country in a three-day competition held at Connecticut State University; and

WHEREAS, in preliminary heats, the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team and its opponents answered 100 questions on children’s literature in categories such as poetry, authors, titles, settings, characters, and nursery rhymes, presented in a quiz show format; and

WHEREAS, the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team was composed of four students—Joshua, Elliott, Daniel, and Anisha—who were coached by parent Julia Fu; and

WHEREAS, the Longfellow Middle School team went on to represent the Commonwealth in the Kids’ Lit Quiz World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand; and

WHEREAS, the Longfellow Middle School team benefited from the support of their devoted faculty, family, and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Longfellow Middle School National Literature Competition team as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for its members’ hard work and success.