District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill CER25-0037 Compare Versions

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1		-	ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	3	+	________________________________ ________________________________
	4	+	Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
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6		-	~~A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION~~
7		-	~~25-37~~
	7	+	________________________________ ________________________________
	8	+	Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
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9		-	IN THE COUNC IL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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11		-	March 7, 2023
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13		-	To recognize and congratulate the Saint John’s College Boys ’ Basketball team for winning the
14		-	Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Boys’ Basketball Championship.
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16		-	WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, established in 1851 is the second- oldest
17		-	Christian Brothers school in the United States;
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19		-	WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, located in northwest Washington, D.C.,
20		-	remains a bastion of academic excellence, with 100% of St. John’s graduates accepted into 4-
21		-	year colleges or universities;
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23		-	WHEREAS, St. John’s succeeds in preparing young people for a life dedicated to
24		-	leadership, achievement, and service to the community;
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26		-	WHEREAS, the philanthropic efforts of St. John’s include 25,000 hours of annual
27		-	student Christian service;
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29		-	WHEREAS, on February 27, 2023, the St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity
30		-	Basketball team, led by Head Coach Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor, defeated Paul
31		-	VI by a score of 65-63 to win the 2023 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (“WCAC”)
32		-	championship;
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34		-	WHEREAS, the Ward 4 community is proud of the achievements of the St. John’ s Boys’
35		-	Basketball team;
36		-	WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team roster for
37		-	the 2022- 2023 season includes:
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39		-	Jonathan Barton
40		-	Timothy Barton Finley Billy
41		-	Zyion Chase
42		-	Geremy Clark
43		-	Daquan Davis
44		-	Donovan Freeman ENROLLED ORIGINAL
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	12	+	Councilmember Anita Bonds
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50		-	Malik Mack
51		-	Atosh Newman
52		-	Marano Tanedo
53		-	Devin Toatley
54		-	Raymond Watts
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56		-	WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team has
57		-	triumphed and excelled on the court and in the classroom;
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59		-	WHEREAS, Coach Behan was named WCAC Coach of the Year;
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61		-	WHEREAS, in May 2022, Coach Behan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral
62		-	sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that affects
63		-	muscle control in the body;
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65		-	WHEREAS, ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, gender, or
66		-	socioeconomic boundaries; and
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68		-	WHEREAS, despite Coach Behan’s diagnosis, he made the courageous decision to
69		-	remain the head coach and continues to provide inspiration to all.
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71		-	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
72		-	resolution may be cited as the “St. John’s College High School Boys ’ Varsity Basketball Team
73		-	Recognition Resolution of 2023”.
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75		-	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia heartily congratulates Head Coach
76		-	Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor for their coaching excellence and the players of the
77		-	St. John’s College High School Boys ’ Varsity Basketball Team for their athletic
78		-	accomplishment.
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80		-	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
	17	+	A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 1
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	19	+	_______ 3
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	21	+	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5
	22	+	6
	23	+	_______________ 7
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	25	+	To recognize and congratulate the Saint John’s College Boys’ Basketball team for winning the 9
	26	+	Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Boys’ Basketball Championship. 10
	27	+	11
	28	+	WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, established in 1851 is the second-oldest 12
	29	+	Christian Brothers school in the United States; 13
	30	+	14
	31	+	WHEREAS, St. John’s College High School, located in northwest Washington, D.C., 15
	32	+	remains a bastion of academic excellence, with 100% of St. John’s graduates accepted into 4- 16
	33	+	year colleges or universities; 17
	34	+	18
	35	+	WHEREAS, St. John’s succeeds in preparing young people for a life dedicated to 19
	36	+	leadership, achievement, and service to the community; 20
	37	+	21
	38	+	WHEREAS, the philanthropic efforts of St. John’s include 25,000 hours of annual 22
	39	+	student Christian service; 23
	40	+	24
	41	+	WHEREAS, on February 27, 2023, the St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity 25
	42	+	Basketball team, led by Head Coach Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor, defeated Paul 26
	43	+	VI by a score of 65-63 to win the 2023 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (“WCAC”) 27
	44	+	championship; 28
	45	+	29
	46	+	WHEREAS, the Ward 4 community is proud of the achievements of the St. John’s Boys’ 30
	47	+	Basketball team; 31 2
	48	+	32
	49	+	WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team roster for 33
	50	+	the 2022-2023 season includes: 34
	51	+	35
	52	+	Jonathan Barton 36
	53	+	Timothy Barton 37
	54	+	Finley Billy 38
	55	+	Zyion Chase 39
	56	+	Geremy Clark 40
	57	+	Daquan Davis 41
	58	+	Donovan Freeman 42
	59	+	Malik Mack 43
	60	+	Atosh Newman 44
	61	+	Marano Tanedo 45
	62	+	Devin Toatley 46
	63	+	Raymond Watts 47
	64	+	48
	65	+	WHEREAS, the St. John’s College High School Varsity Boys’ Basketball team has 49
	66	+	triumphed and excelled on the court and in the classroom; 50
	67	+	51
	68	+	WHEREAS, Coach Behan was named WCAC Coach of the Year; 52
	69	+	53
	70	+	WHEREAS, in May 2022, Coach Behan was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral 54
	71	+	sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a neurodegenerative disease that affects 55
	72	+	muscle control in the body; 56
	73	+	57
	74	+	WHEREAS, ALS occurs throughout the world with no racial, ethnic, gender, or 58
	75	+	socioeconomic boundaries; and 59
	76	+	60
	77	+	WHEREAS, despite Coach Behan’s diagnosis, he made the courageous decision to 61
	78	+	remain the head coach and continues to provide inspiration to all. 62
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	80	+	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 64
	81	+	resolution may be cited as the “St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team 65
	82	+	Recognition Resolution of 2023”. 66
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	84	+	Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia heartily congratulates Head Coach 68
	85	+	Patrick Behan and Coach Patrick O’Connor for their coaching excellence and the players of the 69
	86	+	St. John’s College High School Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team for their athletic 70
	87	+	accomplishment. 71
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	89	+	Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 73
	90	+	the District of Columbia Register. 74