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State of Arkansas 1
95th General Assembly 2
Regular Session, 2025 SCR 8 3
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By: Senator J. Scott 5
By: Representative Ennett 6
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8
TO RECOGNIZE THE MILLS UNIVERSITY STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL 9
LADY COMETS BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 4A 10
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS AND TO REMEMBER HEAD COACH JOE 11
GREGORY'S WIFE, CYNTHIA GREGORY. 12
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Subtitle 15
TO RECOGNIZE THE MILLS UNIVERSITY 16
STUDIES HIGH SCHOOL LADY COMETS 17
BASKETBALL TEAM AS THE CLASS 4A 18
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS AND TO REMEMBER 19
HEAD COACH JOE GREGORY'S WIFE, CYNTHIA 20
GREGORY. 21
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WHEREAS, the Mills University Studies High School Lady Comets 23
basketball team won the Class 4A conference championship and made it to the 24
semifinals of the Class 4A state championship tournament, pressing through 25
and finishing strong for Head Coach Joe Gregory after the tragic death of his 26
wife, Cynthia Gregory, in January 2025; and 27
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WHEREAS, the 2024-2025 season of the Lady Comets basketball team ended 29
with a loss to De Queen in the semifinals of the Class 4A state championship 30
tournament, but the Lady Comets endured and accomplished so much during this 31
extraordinary season and emerged with a number of school records; and 32
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WHEREAS, for the Lady Comets, this was the first twenty -win season in 34
eighteen (18) years, the first conference championship in eighteen (18) 35
years, the first regional championship in program history, and the first 36 SCR8
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state championship semifinals appearance in program history; and 1
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WHEREAS, the Lady Comets finished the season with twenty wins and ten 3
losses (20-10); and 4
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WHEREAS, Lady Comets team members are Da'Nyia Barton, Jeneva Gregory, 6
Kaliyah Sanders, Jermera Streets, Kirsten Johnson, Ambreal Tenner, Amiya 7
Love, Kendillie Warren, La'Zariyah Sanders, Ma'Kenzie King, Sidney Leeper, 8
Savannah Anderson, and Makenzie Jackson; and 9
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WHEREAS, team members Kirsten Johnson and Jermera Streets earned All -11
State Honors; and 12
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WHEREAS, team members Kirsten Johnson, Jermera Streets, Jeneva Gregory, 14
and Ambreal Tenner earned All -Conference Honors; and 15
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WHEREAS, the Lady Comets were led by Head Coach Joe Gregory and 17
Assistant Coaches Jasmine Hampton, George Ray, and Toni Clardy; and 18
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WHEREAS, Head Coach Joe Gregory said of the win and the season, 20
"Winning is a culture that is fueled by effort, determination, and 21
confidence. Anything worth having will never come easy, which makes winning a 22
high priority in every aspect of life", 23
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NOW THEREFORE, 25
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 26
STATE OF ARKANSAS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING THEREIN: 27
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THAT the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring therein, 29
recognize the Mills University Studies High School Lady Comets basketball 30
team as the Class 4A conference champions and remember Head Coach Joe 31
Gregory's wife, Cynthia Gregory. 32
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 34
presented to Head Coach Joe Gregory by the Secretary of the Senate. 35
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