Arkansas 2025 Regular Session

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3	3	State of Arkansas 1
4	4	95th General Assembly 2
5	5	Regular Session, 2025 SR 62 3
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7	7	By: Senator J. Petty 5
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10	10	SENATE RESOLUTION 8
11	11	TO RECOGNIZE THE VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL POINTERS 9
12	12	WRESTLING TEAM AS THE 2024 -2025 CLASS 5A STATE 10
13	13	CHAMPIONS AND THE LADY POINTERS WRESTLING TEAM AS THE 11
14	14	2024-2025 CLASS 5A STATE RUNNERS -UP. 12
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17	17	Subtitle 15
18	18	TO RECOGNIZE THE VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL 16
19	19	POINTERS WRESTLING TEAM AS THE 2024 -2025 17
20	20	CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONS AND THE LADY 18
21	21	POINTERS WRESTLING TEAM AS THE 2024 -2025 19
22	22	CLASS 5A STATE RUNNERS -UP. 20
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24	24	WHEREAS, the Van Buren High School Pointers wrestling team won the 22
25	25	2024-2025 Class 5A state championship held on March 1, 2025, in Little Rock; 23
26	26	and 24
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28	28	WHEREAS, the Pointers won the championship with one hundred forty -nine 26
29	29	(149) points over runner -up Lakeside High School with one hundred twenty -four 27
30	30	and five-tenths (124.5) points; and 28
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32	32	WHEREAS, with this win, the Pointers captured their fourth consecutive 30
33	33	Class 5A wrestling state championship, and this in addition to the Pointers' 31
34	34	past dual wrestling championships equals a total of seven (7) state titles in 32
35	35	four (4) years; and 33
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37	37	WHEREAS, this win also secured the Pointers' stance as the most 35
38	38	successful athletic program in school history, surpassing the 1950s Lady 36 SR62
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41	41	Pointers basketball teams that won three (3) consecutive state championships; 1
42	42	and 2
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44	44	WHEREAS, the Pointers qualified in eleven (11) out of the fourteen (14) 4
45	45	weight classes for the state championship, and nine (9) out of those eleven 5
46	46	(11) finished in the top four (4) in their classes; and 6
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48	48	WHEREAS, team member Dakota Fenwick was the individual state champion 8
49	49	in the one-hundred-thirty-two-pound class, marking his third consecutive 9
50	50	state championship; and 10
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52	52	WHEREAS, team member Dakota Fenwick was also named Outstanding Wrestler 12
53	53	for the lower weight class at the tournament and set a new school record for 13
54	54	the most wins in a career; and 14
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56	56	WHEREAS, team member Alex Lopez was the individual state champion in 16
57	57	the one-hundred-fifty-seven-pound class, marking back -to-back state 17
58	58	championships for him, and he was also named Outstanding Wrestler for the 18
59	59	middle weight class at the tournament; and 19
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61	61	WHEREAS, team member Don O'Kelly was the individual state champion in 21
62	62	the one-hundred-twenty-six-pound class, marking his third consecutive state 22
63	63	championship; and 23
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65	65	WHEREAS, additional team members placing were: 25
66	66	(1) Colton Purdy, state runner -up in the one-hundred-twenty-26
67	67	pound class; 27
68	68	(2) Bryan Ramos, state runner -up in the one-hundred-sixty-five-28
69	69	pound class; 29
70	70	(3) Danzel Arce, third place in the one -hundred-six-pound class; 30
71	71	(4) Jalen Brown, third place in the one -hundred-fifty-pound 31
72	72	class; 32
73	73	(5) Ethan Hurst, third place in the two -hundred-eighty-five-33
74	74	pound class; and 34
75	75	(6) Braedyn Stewart, fourth place in the one -hundred-forty-four-35
76	76	pound class; and 36 SR62
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80	80	WHEREAS, the Pointers girls' wrestling team finished as state runners -2
81	81	up with one hundred thirty -four (134.0) points and had three (3) individual 3
82	82	state champions: 4
83	83	(1) Breanna Lozano in the one -hundred-fifteen-pound class; 5
84	84	(2) Eva Garcia in the one -hundred-twenty-pound class; and 6
85	85	(3) Evelyn Romero in the one -hundred-seventy-pound class; and 7
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87	87	WHEREAS, Pointers girls' wrestling team member Breanna Lozano was named 9
88	88	Outstanding Wrestler for the lower weight class at the tournament; and 10
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90	90	WHEREAS, the Pointers and Lady Pointers were led by Head Coach John 12
91	91	Petree and Assistant Coach Dakota Petree; and 13
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93	93	WHEREAS, Head Coach John Petree was named Class 5A wrestling Coach of 15
94	94	the Year, 16
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96	96	NOW THEREFORE, 18
97	97	BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE 19
98	98	STATE OF ARKANSAS: 20
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100	100	THAT the Senate recognize the Van Buren High School Pointers wrestling 22
101	101	team as the 2024-2025 Class 5A state champions and the Lady Pointers 23
102	102	wrestling team as the 2024 -2025 Class 5A state runners -up. 24
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104	104	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption of this resolution, a copy be 26
105	105	presented to Head Coach John Petree and Assistant Coach Dakota Petree by the 27
106	106	Secretary of the Senate. 28
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