SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 159
WHEREAS, The Jacksboro High School cheerleading team
furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the 3A Division 2
title at the 2023 University Interscholastic League Spirit State
Championships and by finishing third at the 2023 National
Cheerleaders Association High School National Championship; and
WHEREAS, At the UIL event, held January 12 to 14 in Fort
Worth, the Tigers were awarded top honors in the crowd leading
and fight song categories and posted an overall score of 90.10,
outdistancing their closest opponent by nearly five points to
earn the 3A Division 2 crown; the victory gave the school its
third state championship in the past four years in addition to a
runner-up finish in 2021; and
WHEREAS, On January 21 and 22, Jacksboro traveled to Dallas
to make the school's first appearance at the NCA High School
National Championship; building on their first place finishes at
the NCA State and Virtual competitions, the Tigers captured third
place in the Game Day Varsity Medium Division with scores of
95.53 in the performance round and 94.96 in the event round; and
WHEREAS, The Tigers were led by captains Emma Owen, Abbie
Payson, and Avory Silar and benefited from the valuable
contributions made by the other members of the roster: Bryston
Roberts, Landrie Valenzuela, Breezy Green, Jissel Luna, Lyla
Pankey, Miranda Piedra, Lexi Smith, Raygan Barnett, Salia
Buenrostro, Madison Collins, Ruby Flores, Lizzy Gonzales,
Ashleigh Guthrie, Kennedy Lowther, Brooke Reaves, Trinitee
Sanders, Jasmine Soria, Lileigh Taylor, and Laken Valenzuela;
the squad was ably guided by head coach Jaci Pippen and assistant
coaches Stacey Wardrup and Haley Laake; and
WHEREAS, By winning consecutive state championships and
succeeding at a premier national competition, the Jacksboro
Tigers have demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, and
teamwork, and they are a source of great pride to their school and
community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th
Legislature, hereby congratulate the Jacksboro High School
cheerleading team on winning the UIL 3A Division 2 state
championship and finishing third at the 2023 NCA High School
National Championship and extend to all those associated with the
team sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team as an
expression of high regard from the Texas Senate.
Springer
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 14, 2023.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate