SLS 19RS-679 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 100
BY SENATOR DONAHUE
COMMENDATIONS. Commends the St. Scholastica Academy girls soccer team upon
winning the 2019 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I state
championship.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To commend the St. Scholastica Academy girls soccer team upon winning the 2019
3 Louisiana High School Athletic Association Division I state championship.
4 WHEREAS, the St. Scholastica Academy Doves have won seven Louisiana High
5 School Athletic Association (LHSAA) soccer state championships since 1996 and have
6 hoisted nineteen district championship trophies in that impressive run of wins; and
7 WHEREAS, on Friday, February 22, 2019, St. Scholastica Academy took its third
8 match of the season against rival Northshore in a thrilling 2-1 win for the LHSAA Division
9 I state title and lived up to its MaxPreps No. 1 national ranking; and
10 WHEREAS, the state championship was the culmination of a 19-0-3 unbeaten season
11 for St. Scholastica Academy and was the second consecutive soccer title for the Doves; each
12 student athlete on the team performed at the highest levels of excellence throughout the
13 season and deserves recognition for her vital contributions to the winning effort: seniors
14 Elizabeth Kalmbach, Kiki Kelly, Sarah Lombas, Isabella Pflug, Peyton Scheuermann, Renin
15 Shepherd, and Sydney Vincens; juniors Camryn Donahue, Emma Hillberry, Olivia LaCava,
16 Sarah Massey, Marion Scott, Brooke Vanas, and Mary Ella White; sophomores Madi
17 Berger, Aimee Cazayoux, Alyssa Menesses, and Hailey Waterhouse; freshmen Shelby
18 Donahue, Olivia Loukatos, and Olivia Quiroz; and eighth grader Allie Robison, all of whom
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1 comported themselves magnificently in the season's games; and
2 WHEREAS, Head Coach Matt Jacques, Assistant Coach Kyle Smith, eighth grade
3 coach Chad Creger, team managers Chloe Chehardy and Ella Long; and Athletic Director
4 Charles Richard capably and admirably performed their jobs throughout the season, which
5 contributed to the success of the soccer program; the administrative support of the school's
6 principal, Dr. Cissy LaForge, was invaluable to the team achieving its winning season; and
7 WHEREAS, Coach Jacques has instilled an ethic of winning in these student athletes
8 and has demonstrated leadership and motivational skills that have led to success both on and
9 off the field for the team; and
10 WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the well-deserved title the Doves have
11 earned; to commend the team for the ability they have displayed, particularly at the most
12 difficult level of competition; and to express sincere and heartfelt congratulations to the team
13 members and coaching staff for the merits earned and the sportsmanship shown while
14 achieving the highest state girls soccer honor possible for St. Scholastica Academy.
15 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
16 does hereby commend and congratulate the athletes, coach, and management staff of the St.
17 Scholastica Academy girls soccer team for winning the 2019 LHSAA Division I state
18 championship, capping off a truly spectacular season; and does hereby recognize the team's
19 outstanding performance and the pride and honor they have brought to their school and
20 community.
21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to
22 Head Coach Matt Jacques.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Cheryl Serrett.
DIGEST
SR 100 Original 2019 Regular Session Donahue
Commends the St. Scholastica Academy girls soccer team upon winning the 2019 Louisiana
High School Athletic Association Division I state championship.
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