2018 Second Extraordinary Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 21
BY SENATOR GATTI
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Kingston Elementary School archery team on winning the Elementary
National Championship in the NASP Tournament and finishing fourth in the
NASP®/IBO 3-D competition.
WHEREAS, Kingston Elementary School in Benton captured the elementary
national championship in the National Archery in Schools Program (NASP) National
Tournament held in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 10-12; and
WHEREAS, it is the third time a Louisiana school has won a national title as
Benton Middle School won in 2016, taking the middle school national championship and
Benton Elementary won last year's championship over 179 other schools; and
WHEREAS, Kingston took home this year's championship over 171 other
elementary schools; and also finished fourth in the NASP®/IBO 3-D championship; and
WHEREAS, Kingston Elementary School and other Louisiana schools taking part
in the NASP® National Tournament are part of the Archery in Louisiana Schools Program
(ALAS), administered by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries; and
WHEREAS, the ALAS Program is part of NASP, designed to teach students in
grades 4-12 international target style archery while the NASP®/IBO 3-D program features
students shooting life-like 3-D animal targets with the same equipment used in the NASP
program; the ALAS/NASP program is available to all schools in Louisiana and grants are
available to assist with funding; and
WHEREAS, top ten finishers for Kingston included Spencer Campbell, eighth place
in bullseye; Jackson Vickers, 10th place in bullseye; and Gilliana Gonzalez, eighth place in
bullseye; and
WHEREAS, a total of 14,139 archers from across the United States competed in the
2018 National Tournament, including 220 from 14 Louisiana schools, and many of these
students will move on to compete at the NASP World Tournament in Louisville, Kentucky,
on June 7-9; and
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WHEREAS, the amazing accomplishments of the Kingston Elementary School
archery team could not have been achieved without the guidance and skills of the coaches
and all of the other individuals who have contributed to the success of the archery program;
and
WHEREAS, the team performance of the entire Kingston Elementary School archery
team in capturing the 2018 Elementary National Championship in the NASP Tournament
were earned through teamwork, determination, and dedication to the sport of archery.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend and congratulate the Kingston Elementary School archery team on
winning the Elementary National Championship in the NASP Tournament and finishing
fourth in the NASP®/IBO 3-D competition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
principal of Kingston Elementary School.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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