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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOL UTION NO. 98
BY SENATOR GARY SMITH AND REPRESENTATIVE GREGORY MILLER
A CONCURRENT RESOL UTION
To commend Head Coach Angi Butler of Destrehan High School on being named the 2016-
2017 Coach of the Year for girls basketball by the Louisiana Sports Writers
Association and by USA-Today and to congratulate her on twenty years of coaching
excellence.
WHEREAS, with five consecutive District 7-5A championships and a 120-8 win-loss
record, Coach Angi Butler and the Destrehan High School LadyCats completed a sensational
"perfect" season of 35-0, then advanced through the playoffs to win the 2017 Allstate Sugar
Bowl/LHSAA Class 5A girls basketball championship, the first ever state title for female
athletics in DHS history; and
WHEREAS, Angi Butler deferred the credit for her honors to her extraordinary team,
school administrators, and assistant coaches, Meagan Stock and Joanna Welch; and
WHEREAS, during the tournament on March 4, 2017, number three seed Destrehan
LadyCats defeated number one seed Barbe High School Lady Buccaneers of Lake Charles
by a score of 62-57; and
WHEREAS, this win was the culmination of a magnificent season and was also the
final game for Butler as coach; she leaves coaching after seven seasons at DHS to undertake
a position as a school administrator and advance her teaching career; and
WHEREAS, Coach Butler has compiled an impressive record during her twenty year
career of coaching and teaching and now steps away from basketball to focus on classroom
administration; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Butler has progressed to become a full-time coordinator of staff
development, a position that empowers her to organize professional growth for teachers and
staff at DHS; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, Coach Butler earned a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and
a minor in health education from Texas Tech University and acquired a master's degree in
educational leadership from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2015; and
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WHEREAS, during the 2012-2013 school year, she was honored as Teacher of the
Year at Destrehan High School and was also named St. Charles Parish High School Teacher
of the Year; and
WHEREAS, "Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins
championships" is the motto that Coach Angi Butler has instilled in these exceptional
athletes; this winning attitude propelled these young women to become prolific basketball
players, accomplished academics, and outstanding members of the community who strived
to capture the 2017 Class 5A title with a singular team mantra, "Finish"; and
WHEREAS, the 2017 winning team was filled with phenomenal stars on the court,
that included Cara "Moon" Ursin, team captain; Kyrsten "Kiki" Kenner, Kali Mealey, Daja
Sanchez, Brandi Mason, Jerlicia "Lele" Morris, Korriana Reynaud, Kayla Davis, Sierra
Samuels, Darielle Richard, Gia Zeringue, Aja Graham, Britney Lipps, Destiny Dupre, and
Marshay Stevenson; and
WHEREAS, maintaining a perfect season record is quite a rare achievement; Coach
Butler and the LadyCats possessed an exceptional synergy for the game and teamwork ethic
to finish the 2016-2017 season ranked No. 16 in the nation by Maxpreps.com and was one
of only ten high school girls basketball teams in the nation to remain unbeaten for the
season; and
WHEREAS, Coach Angi Butler was proud to be named Coach of the Year by the
Louisiana Sports Writers Association; and
WHEREAS, Coach Butler was also named Coach of the Year for the American
Family Insurance ALL-USA Today Louisiana girls basketball team; and
WHEREAS, Angi Butler has a bright future ahead as a school administrator,
however, she fondly recalls the traditional two hours of practice on the basketball court as
the "best part of her day" and contemplates a return to the coaching ranks, perhaps at the
college level; and
WHEREAS, Angi Butler earned these well-deserved accolades that exemplify her
extraordinary coaching ability, uncommon work ethic, and unselfish dedication to
educational leadership.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
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commend Angi Butler of the Destrehan High School LadyCats on being named 2016-2017
Coach of the Year for girls basketball by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association and USA-
Today.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
congratulate Coach Butler upon winning the Allstate Sugar Bowl/LHSAA Class 5A girls
basketball championship for 2017.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby wish
great success for Angi Butler in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Head
Coach Angi Butler and Principal Stephen Weber of Destrehan High School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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