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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 206
BY SENATOR GATTI
A RESOLUTION
To commend Haynesville Junior/Senior High School on its achievements during the
2016-2017 school year.
WHEREAS, the students and faculty of Haynesville Junior/Senior High School in
Haynesville, Louisiana, brought many honors, academic, athletic, and extracurricular
activities to their school during the 2016-2017 school year; and
WHEREAS, student of the year selections involve all-around excellence in a
particular grade, and Kaely Jackson was named Claiborne Parish Elementary Student of the
Year, Noah Edmonds was named Haynesville Junior/Senior Eighth Grade Student of the
Year, and Tania DeLeon was named Claiborne Parish High School Student of the Year, all
extraordinary accomplishments; and
WHEREAS, four of the school's junior high 4-H students competed on the state level
in archery, Hana Sanders, Dakoda Camp, Allie Gray, and Jackson Bailey; and
WHEREAS, several high school archery students placed at the state tournament:
Ashley Dodds placed second, Alyssa Dodds placed fourth, Ariel Daniel placed sixth, Alexis
Kennedy placed eighth, and Taylor Norman finished ninth; and
WHEREAS, Ethan Coker, a sophomore and 4-H student, won the 4-H records
contest and represented Haynesville at the national 4-H Congress, and he served on the
Louisiana 4-H shooting sports ambassadors board; and
WHEREAS, athletic team honors included a state championship for the girls' track
team in the Louisiana State High School Athletic Association Class 1-A meet, the boys' track
team earned a runner-up position in the state track meet, the football team earned a runner-up
position in Louisiana State High School Athletic Association Class 1-A postseason, the boys'
basketball team was a quarterfinalist in the state tournament, the girls' basketball team
participated in postseason play, the softball team also participated in postseason play, and
the baseball team participated in the postseason, reaching the regional competition; and
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WHEREAS, the Haynesville Junior/Senior High School faculty also excelled as
Leann Gantt was named Claiborne Parish High School Teacher of the Year, and
Melanie Scruggs was honored as Haynesville Junior/Senior Middle School Teacher of the
Year; and
WHEREAS, the 2016-2017 academic year at Haynesville Junior/Senior High School
was a year of accomplishments of which both the student body and the faculty can be
most proud.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Haynesville Junior/Senior High School on its achievements during
the 2016-2017 school year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
William Kennedy, principal of Haynesville Junior/Senior High School in
Haynesville, Louisiana.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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