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6-A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
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10-IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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12-December 17, 2024
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14- To recognize and honor the Georgetown Day School volleyball team and congratulate the
15-student-athletes on their DC State Athletic Association Championship and record-
16-breaking season.
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18-WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School is a private college preparatory school in
19-Washington, DC, that welcomes young people and empowers them in an academically rigorous, diverse, and supportive learning environment;
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21-WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School supports student-athletes both on and off the field,
22-helping them to be successful in all that they do;
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24-WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School varsity volleyball team competes in the
25-Independent School League AA Division;
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27-WHEREAS, Coach Brandon Wiest came to the school nine years ago to reinvigorate the
28-Hoppers;
29-
30-WHEREAS, the Hoppers topped the DC State Athletic Association’s state rankings,
31-appeared in Sports Illustrated’s National Top 25 Rankings, and held the top spot in the USA
32-TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Mid-Atlantic Top 10 throughout the 2024
33-season—an outcome of the team’s consistent efforts and a confirmation of their dominance;
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35-WHEREAS, Coach Brandon Wiest earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association
36-Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year award;
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38-WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers reached the Independent School
39-League AA Division Championship match for the fourth consecutive year;
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41-WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers reached the DC State Athletic
42-Association Championship match for the fourth consecutive season;
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49-WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers received the American Volleyball
50-Coaches Association 2024 Team Academic Award;
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52-WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers had 5 players selected to the DC State
53-Athletic Association All- State Team, 3 players selected to the ISL AA Division All-League
54-Team, and 4 players selected to the Washington Post All-Met Team;
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56-WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School faced St. John’s College High School on
57-November 9, 2024, in the DC State Athletic Association AA State Championship Match and
58-defeated the Cadets 3-0, thanks to an enormous defensive effort, securing GDS’s third
59-consecutive state championship;
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61-WHEREAS, by the end of the season, with 25 wins, the Georgetown Day School
62-Hoppers earned the distinction of having the most wins in the school’s history;
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64-RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, This
65-resolution may be cited as the “Georgetown Day School Volleyball Team Recognition
66-Resolution of 2024”.
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68-Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the
69-accomplishments of the Georgetown Day School volleyball team and congratulates the Hoppers
70-on their victory.
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72-Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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2+______________________________ ______________________________ 2
3+Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 3
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7+A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION 7
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11+IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11
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16+To recognize and honor the Georgetown Day School volleyball team and congratulate the 16
17+student-athletes on their DC State Athletic Association Championship and record-17
18+breaking season. 18
19+ 19
20+WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School is a private college preparatory school in 20
21+Washington, DC, that welcomes young people and empowers them in an academically rigorous, 21
22+diverse, and supportive learning environment; 22
23+ 23
24+WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School supports student-athletes both on and off the field, 24
25+helping them to be successful in all that they do; 25
26+ 26
27+WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School varsity volleyball team competes in the 27
28+Independent School League AA Division; 28
29+ 29
30+WHEREAS, Coach Brandon Wiest came to the school nine years ago to reinvigorate the 30
31+Hoppers; 31
32+ 32
33+WHEREAS, the Hoppers topped the DC State Athletic Association’s state rankings, 33
34+appeared in Sports Illustrated’s National Top 25 Rankings, and held the top spot in the USA 34
35+TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association’s Mid-Atlantic Top 10 throughout the 2024 35
36+season—an outcome of the team’s consistent efforts and a confirmation of their dominance; 36
37+ 37
38+WHEREAS, Coach Brandon Wiest earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association 38
39+Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year award; 39
40+ 40
41+WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers reached the Independent School 41
42+League AA Division Championship match for the fourth consecutive year; 42
43+ 43
44+WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers reached the DC State Athletic 44
45+Association Championship match for the fourth consecutive season; 45
46+ 46 WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers received the American Volleyball 47
47+Coaches Association 2024 Team Academic Award; 48
48+ 49
49+WHEREAS, the Georgetown Day School Hoppers had five players selected to the DC 50
50+State Athletic Association All-State Team, three players selected to the ISL AA Division All-51
51+League Team, and four players selected to the Washington Post All-Met Team; 52
52+ 53
53+WHEREAS, Georgetown Day School faced St. John’s College High School on 54
54+November 9, 2024, in the DC State Athletic Association AA State Championship Match and 55
55+defeated the Cadets 3-0, thanks to an enormous defensive effort, securing GDS’s third 56
56+consecutive state championship; and 57
57+ 58
58+WHEREAS, by the end of the season, with 25 wins, the Georgetown Day School 59
59+Hoppers earned the distinction of having the most wins in the school’s history. 60
60+ 61
61+RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 62
62+resolution may be cited as the “Georgetown Day School Volleyball Team Recognition 63
63+Resolution of 2024”. 64
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65+Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the 66
66+accomplishments of the Georgetown Day School volleyball team and congratulates the Hoppers 67
67+on their victory. 68
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69+Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in 70
70+the District of Columbia Register. 71