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| 2 | 2 | | House Resolution 1713 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Representatives Gaines of the 120 |
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| 5 | 5 | | and Wiedower of the 121 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | 9 | | Congratulating the North Oconee High School boys basketball team for winning the 2024 |
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| 11 | 11 | | GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship; and for other purposes.2 |
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| 12 | 12 | | WHEREAS, the North Oconee High School boys basketball team has established and3 |
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| 13 | 13 | | maintained a proud tradition of excellence with equal emphases on character and academics;4 |
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| 14 | 14 | | and5 |
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| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, this team has completed another triumphant season of basketball competition6 |
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| 16 | 16 | | by posting an outstanding record of 30 wins and only three losses; and7 |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, excellent play, superior teamwork, and extraordinary resilience made this team8 |
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| 18 | 18 | | a spectacular one to observe throughout the season, and as a fitting finale to its remarkable9 |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2024 campaign, the team captured its first state basketball championship winning the10 |
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| 20 | 20 | | Georgia High School Association Class AAAA State Championship; and11 |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, the phenomenal performance of the team is a clear indication of the outstanding12 |
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| 22 | 22 | | athletic ability, dedication, hard work, and unity of purpose and spirit of each member of the13 |
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| 23 | 23 | | team; its superb offensive and defensive talents; and the astute direction of Head Coach Rick14 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Rasmussen; and15 |
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| 25 | 25 | | H. R. 1713 |
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| 27 | 27 | | WHEREAS, this all-star team included five seniors: Byrd Carter, Evan Montgomery, Justin |
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| 29 | 29 | | Payne, Shep Thompson, and Chase Scott; and17 |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, this team performed with precision during the season and earned its18 |
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| 31 | 31 | | well-deserved reputation for high standards of athletic achievement, the quality of its play,19 |
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| 32 | 32 | | and the stiff competition it presented to its opponents; and20 |
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| 33 | 33 | | WHEREAS, as this amazing team earned its well-deserved reputation for excellence by21 |
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| 34 | 34 | | performing with courage and skill over months of training and competition, it is abundantly22 |
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| 35 | 35 | | proper to call them champions.23 |
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| 36 | 36 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that24 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the members of this body congratulate the North Oconee High School boys basketball team25 |
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| 38 | 38 | | for winning the 2024 GHSA Class 4A State Basketball Championship and extend best26 |
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| 39 | 39 | | wishes for their continued success.27 |
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| 40 | 40 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives authorized28 |
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| 41 | 41 | | and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to North29 |
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| 42 | 42 | | Oconee High School boys basketball team.30 |
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| 43 | 43 | | H. R. 1713 |
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