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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Hallsville High School Bobcat Belles clinched |
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| 6 | 7 | | the grand championship title in the National Drill Team Contest |
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| 7 | 8 | | hosted by Showtime International in Galveston on April 3, 2016; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Dazzling the judges with military-inspired |
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| 9 | 10 | | choreography, the Belles secured their third consecutive win at the |
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| 10 | 11 | | national-level competition, where they earned top honors in the |
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| 11 | 12 | | super high school modern, hip hop, jazz, novelty, pom, and open team |
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| 12 | 13 | | categories; these skilled performers also garnered special |
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| 13 | 14 | | recognition for crowd appeal and were presented with the Spirit of |
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| 14 | 15 | | America Award; and |
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| 15 | 16 | | WHEREAS, Under the able guidance of director Kathryn Calaway |
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| 16 | 17 | | and assistant director Mandy Jenkins, the 49 members of the |
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| 17 | 18 | | Hallsville High drill team have spent countless hours practicing |
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| 18 | 19 | | and perfecting their routine over the past school year, making |
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| 19 | 20 | | their remarkable success particularly well deserved; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Through hard work, dedication, and perseverance, |
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| 21 | 22 | | these talented young Texans have established themselves as a |
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| 22 | 23 | | premier Lone Star State dance team, and they may indeed take pride |
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| 23 | 24 | | in their outstanding achievement; now, therefore, be it |
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| 24 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 25 | 26 | | Legislature hereby congratulate the Hallsville High School Bobcat |
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| 26 | 27 | | Belles on their selection as the grand champions of the 2016 |
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| 27 | 28 | | Showtime National Drill Team Contest and extend to them sincere |
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| 28 | 29 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 31 | 32 | | House of Representatives. |
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