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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Buna High School and Junior High School girls' |
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| 6 | 7 | | track and field teams enjoyed notable success at the District 23-3A |
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| 7 | 8 | | Track Meet at Deweyville High School on April 7, 2015; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, The Lady Cougar high school team captured the |
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| 9 | 10 | | district crown with a total of 184 points; winning individual gold |
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| 10 | 11 | | medals were Kendra Fisher in the long jump and Sarah Foster in the |
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| 11 | 12 | | pole vault, 800-meter run, and 1,600-meter run; additionally, the |
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| 12 | 13 | | relay team of Ms. Fisher, Courtney Smith, Makenzie Callender, and |
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| 13 | 14 | | Mackenzie Graham took gold in both the 400-meter and 800-meter |
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| 14 | 15 | | relays; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Silver-medal-winning performances for the Lady |
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| 16 | 17 | | Cougars came from Shalan Shields in both the discus and the shot |
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| 17 | 18 | | put, Jessi Lavergne in the pole vault, Kori Harris in the 300-meter |
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| 18 | 19 | | hurdles, Ms. Smith in the 400-meter run, and the team of |
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| 19 | 20 | | Ms. Graham, Ms. Smith, Ms. Callender, and Kamryn Elliott in the |
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| 20 | 21 | | 1,600-meter relay; Ms. Smith also won a bronze in the pole vault, |
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| 21 | 22 | | and other third-place finishers included Ms. Elliott in the high |
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| 22 | 23 | | jump and long jump and Ms. Fisher in the 200-meter dash; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, The Buna Junior High School seventh grade team also |
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| 24 | 25 | | claimed a district title, paced by gold medal performances by Laila |
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| 25 | 26 | | Fry in the pole vault and Tori Brunette in the 800-meter run; |
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| 26 | 27 | | moreover, Ms. Brunette took second place in the 1,600-meter run, as |
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| 27 | 28 | | did Kenedi Goldman in the 800-meter run and triple jump, Chloe Baker |
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| 28 | 29 | | in the 2,400-meter run, and the team of Brooke Sanders, Tori Ernst, |
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| 29 | 30 | | Alexandra Mixson, and Ms. Goldman in the 1,600-meter relay; winning |
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| 30 | 31 | | bronze medals for the Lady Cougars were Ms. Mixson in the triple |
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| 31 | 32 | | jump, Ms. Baker in the 1,600-meter run, and the team of Kayden |
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| 32 | 33 | | Bayer, Ms. Fry, Ms. Sanders, and Ms. Mixson in the 800-meter relay; |
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| 33 | 34 | | and |
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| 34 | 35 | | WHEREAS, The eighth grade squad placed fourth, with |
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| 35 | 36 | | first-place finishes from Amber Askew in the pole vault and Brooke |
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| 36 | 37 | | Burt in the 1,600-meter run; in addition, Natalie Shiftlet placed |
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| 37 | 38 | | second in the pole vault, and Kara Green took third in the shot put; |
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| 38 | 39 | | and |
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| 39 | 40 | | WHEREAS, With their outstanding performances at the district |
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| 40 | 41 | | meet, the girls' track and field teams from the Buna Independent |
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| 41 | 42 | | School District proudly represented their schools and their |
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| 42 | 43 | | community, and they may take justifiable pride in their notable |
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| 43 | 44 | | accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 44 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 45 | 46 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Buna High School |
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| 46 | 47 | | and Junior High School girls' track and field teams on their success |
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| 47 | 48 | | at the District 23-3A meet and extend to the teams' athletes and |
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| 48 | 49 | | coaches sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 49 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 50 | 51 | | prepared for the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 51 | 52 | | House of Representatives. |
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