| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2651 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, The Waxahachie High School Lady Indians soccer team |
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| 6 | 6 | | turned in an outstanding performance during the 2009 regular season |
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| 7 | 7 | | and captured the District 28-4A championship; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, This district title is a first for the Lady Indians, |
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| 9 | 9 | | who posted a record of nine wins and one tie against their 28-4A |
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| 10 | 10 | | foes and clinched a spot in the playoffs before the season closed; |
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| 11 | 11 | | they head into the postseason as the number-one seed and have |
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| 12 | 12 | | considerable momentum after racking up a total of 17 wins in the |
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| 13 | 13 | | regular season; and |
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| 14 | 14 | | WHEREAS, Superior teamwork was supplemented by valuable |
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| 15 | 15 | | individual performances throughout the year; seniors Emily Gore, |
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| 16 | 16 | | Flor Carrillo, and team cocaptain Christian Lloyd have been |
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| 17 | 17 | | instrumental in this season's successes, as have freshman |
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| 18 | 18 | | goalkeeper Sarah Hay and offensive standouts Emily Saunders and |
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| 19 | 19 | | cocaptain Amber Swindle; moreover, valuable contributions have |
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| 20 | 20 | | been made by all of the other members of the Lady Indians roster: |
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| 21 | 21 | | cocaptain Megan Willoughby, Lauren Weatherford, Natalie Kelly, |
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| 22 | 22 | | Jill Obenoskey, Alyssa Jones, Anna Barnes, Brittany Johnson, |
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| 23 | 23 | | Lindsey Williams, Rian Smith, Danielle Tesei, Caroline Clifton, |
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| 24 | 24 | | Sara Sanchez, Bridget Reid, and team manager Gabriela Bahena; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Head coach Jason Venable has provided sound guidance |
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| 26 | 26 | | to the Lady Indians squad throughout the season, inspiring his |
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| 27 | 27 | | players to perform to their full potential; this year marks the |
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| 28 | 28 | | third time Coach Venable has led Waxahachie to the playoffs since he |
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| 29 | 29 | | took the helm in 2005; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Winning a district championship is the culmination |
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| 31 | 31 | | of countless hours of hard work and dedication, and these talented |
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| 32 | 32 | | student-athletes may reflect proudly on their accomplishments as |
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| 33 | 33 | | they contend for the state title in the playoffs; now, therefore, be |
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| 34 | 34 | | it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Waxahachie High School Lady |
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| 37 | 37 | | Indians soccer team on winning the 2009 District 28-4A championship |
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| 38 | 38 | | and extend to the players, coaches, and staff sincere best wishes |
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| 39 | 39 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 40 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 41 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 43 | 43 | | Pitts |
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| 44 | 44 | | ______________________________ |
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| 45 | 45 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 46 | 46 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2651 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 47 | 47 | | 31, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 48 | 48 | | ______________________________ |
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| 49 | 49 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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