| 1 | 1 | | *HR1551* |
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| 2 | 2 | | Introduced Version |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE |
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| 4 | 4 | | RESOLUTION No. ___ |
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| 5 | 5 | | Introduced by: Dant Chesser, Engleman, Clere, Payne |
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| 6 | 6 | | ____________________________________ |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1 A HOUSE RESOLUTION congratulating the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 2 Jeffersonville High School boys basketball team on winning the |
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| 9 | 9 | | 3 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A state |
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| 10 | 10 | | 4 championship title. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 5 Whereas, On March 29, 2025, the Jeffersonville boys |
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| 12 | 12 | | 6 basketball team finished its season at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in |
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| 13 | 13 | | 7 Indianapolis, Indiana, by winning its first Indiana High School |
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| 14 | 14 | | 8 Athletic Association (IHSAA) state championship since 1993; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 9 Whereas, With 37 seconds remaining in overtime, Elijah |
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| 16 | 16 | | 10 Cheeks scored the game-winning layup; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 11 Whereas, Through hard work and determination, the |
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| 18 | 18 | | 12 Jeffersonville Red Devils won the state championship game |
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| 19 | 19 | | 13 with a final score of 67-66, beating the heavily favored and |
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| 20 | 20 | | 14 defending state champions, the Fishers Tigers; |
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| 22 | 22 | | HR 1551/DI 140 2025 2 |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1 Whereas, Excelling in the classroom, leading on the court, |
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| 24 | 24 | | 2 and encouraging his team in the locker room, senior guard |
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| 25 | 25 | | 3 Shawn Boyd was named the winner of the coveted Arthur L. |
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| 26 | 26 | | 4 Trester IHSAA Mental Attitude Award; |
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| 27 | 27 | | 5 Whereas, The Red Devils finished their 2025 season with a |
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| 28 | 28 | | 6 final record of 24-5, adding to their history of excellence; |
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| 29 | 29 | | 7 Whereas, Jeffersonville High School student athletes Tre |
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| 30 | 30 | | 8 Singleton, Tay Harper, Terrence Nord, Gilly Polk, Raijon |
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| 31 | 31 | | 9 Laird, Michael "Mikey" Cooper, Caleb Jones, Elijah Cheeks, |
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| 32 | 32 | | 10 P.J. Douglas, Za'Rhon Calhoun, Aiden Toler, Jacob Wilkerson, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 11 Shawn Boyd, Mason Longest, and Zion Mitchell secured their |
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| 34 | 34 | | 12 place in Indiana history; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 13 Whereas, Student team managers Jacob Mitchell and Jack |
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| 36 | 36 | | 14 Rutherford selflessly supported the needs of the team and the |
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| 37 | 37 | | 15 coaching staff; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 16 Whereas, Many of the leaders of Jeffersonville High School |
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| 39 | 39 | | 17 are alumni, including Coach Sherron Wilkerson, who 32 years |
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| 40 | 40 | | 18 ago, as a McDonald's All-American, led his team to |
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| 41 | 41 | | 19 Jeffersonville's first championship; |
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| 42 | 42 | | 20 Whereas, The Red Devils benefited from the leadership of |
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| 43 | 43 | | 21 Coaches Wilkerson ('93), Josh Lowery ('06), Clark Miles ('76), |
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| 44 | 44 | | 22 Chris Carter ('04), Michael Fitzgerald, and Kyle Mahnesmith |
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| 45 | 45 | | 23 throughout their quest to win Jeffersonville High School's |
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| 46 | 46 | | 24 second state title in program history; and |
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| 47 | 47 | | 25 Whereas, Principal Pam Hall ('89), Athletics Director Larry |
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| 48 | 48 | | 26 Owens ('86), Assistant Athletics Director Jeff Wigginton, |
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| 49 | 49 | | 27 School Resource Officer TJ Robinson, Safety & Security |
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| 50 | 50 | | 28 Director Brian Mitchell ('85), and Big Red Bus Driver Jeremy |
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| 51 | 51 | | 29 Neff provided exceptional leadership and service to the team |
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| 52 | 52 | | 30 and coaching staff along their journey: Therefore, |
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| 53 | 53 | | 31 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the |
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| 54 | 54 | | 32 General Assembly of the State of Indiana: |
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| 55 | 55 | | 33 SECTION 1. That the Indiana House of Representatives |
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| 57 | 57 | | HR 1551/DI 140 2025 3 |
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| 58 | 58 | | 1 honors the Jeffersonville High School Red Devils on winning |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2 the 2025 Indiana High School Athletic Association Class 4A |
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| 60 | 60 | | 3 state championship title. |
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| 61 | 61 | | 4 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of |
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| 62 | 62 | | 5 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State |
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| 63 | 63 | | 6 Representative Wendy Dant Chesser for distribution. |
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| 65 | 65 | | HR 1551/DI 140 2025 |
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