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Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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Councilmember Anita Bonds
A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 1
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
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To recognize and congratulate the Saint John’s College Boys’ Basketball team for winning the 9
Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Boys’ Basketball Championship. 10
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WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, established in 1851 is the second-oldest 12
Christian Brothers school in the United States; 13
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WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, located in northwest Washington, D.C., 15
remains a bastion of academic excellence, with 100% of St. John’s graduates accepted into 4- 16
year colleges or universities; 17
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WHEREAS, St. John’s succeeds in preparing young people for a life dedicated to 19
leadership, achievement, and service to the community; 20
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WHEREAS, the philanthropic efforts of St. John’s include 25,000 hours of annual 22
student Christian service; 23
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WHEREAS, on February 27, 2023, the St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity 25
Basketball team, led by Head Coach Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor, defeated Paul 26
VI by a score of 65-63 to win the 2023 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (“WCAC”) 27
championship; 28
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WHEREAS, the Ward 4 community is proud of the achievements of the St. John’s Boys’ 30
Basketball team; 31 2
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WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team roster for 33
the 2022-2023 season includes: 34
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Jonathan Barton 36
Timothy Barton 37
Finley Billy 38
Zyion Chase 39
Geremy Clark 40
Daquan Davis 41
Donovan Freeman 42
Malik Mack 43
Atosh Newman 44
Marano Tanedo 45
Devin Toatley 46
Raymond Watts 47
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WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team has 49
triumphed and excelled on the court and in the classroom; 50
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WHEREAS, Coach Behan was named WCAC Coach of the Year; 52
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WHEREAS, in May 2022, Coach Behan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral 54
sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that affects 55
muscle control in the body; 56
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WHEREAS, ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, gender, or 58
socioeconomic boundaries; and 59
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WHEREAS, despite Coach Behan’s diagnosis, he made the courageous decision to 61
remain the head coach and continues to provide inspiration to all. 62
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 64
resolution may be cited as the “St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team 65
Recognition Resolution of 2023”. 66
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Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia heartily congratulates Head Coach 68
Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor for their coaching excellence and the players of the 69
St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team for their athletic 70
accomplishment. 71
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Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 73
the District of Columbia Register. 74