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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The boys' track and field teams from the Buna |
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| 6 | 7 | | Independent School District made an impressive showing at the |
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| 7 | 8 | | district meet held in Deweyville in April 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Guided by head coach Michael Golden, the Buna Junior |
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| 9 | 10 | | High School eighth-grade team eclipsed formidable competition to |
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| 10 | 11 | | clinch the District 23-3A championship; the Cougars were paced by |
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| 11 | 12 | | Aaron Harris, who notched wins in the 200-meter dash, long jump, and |
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| 12 | 13 | | triple jump events and joined with Tyler Payne, Garrett Poole, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | Alex Connell to triumph in the 4x200-meter relay; Keaton Waldrup |
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| 14 | 15 | | also contributed to the squad's gold medal count with first-place |
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| 15 | 16 | | showings in the 1,600-meter and 2,400-meter races; in addition, the |
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| 16 | 17 | | Buna Junior High seventh-grade team finished second at the meet; |
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| 17 | 18 | | and |
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| 18 | 19 | | WHEREAS, The Buna High School Cougars accumulated an |
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| 19 | 20 | | impressive collection of medals as well; junior Josh Kelly was |
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| 20 | 21 | | crowned champion in both the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races, and |
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| 21 | 22 | | a gold medal was also claimed by sophomore Kerrion Lewis in the |
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| 22 | 23 | | triple jump; moreover, second-place finishes by seniors Justin |
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| 23 | 24 | | Durden in the discus, Jonathan Sanders in the 300-meter hurdles, |
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| 24 | 25 | | and Mason Lopez in the 200-meter dash enabled the three athletes to |
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| 25 | 26 | | join Mr. Kelly and Mr. Lewis in advancing to area competition; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, With their outstanding performances at the district |
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| 27 | 28 | | meet, the track and field teams from Buna ISD proudly represented |
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| 28 | 29 | | their schools and their community, and they may take justifiable |
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| 29 | 30 | | pride in their notable accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 30 | 31 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Buna Independent |
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| 32 | 33 | | School District boys' track and field teams for their success at |
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| 33 | 34 | | district competition and extend to them sincere best wishes for the |
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| 34 | 35 | | future; and, be it further |
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| 35 | 36 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 36 | 37 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | House of Representatives. |
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