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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Jacksboro High School cheerleading team |
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furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the 3A Division 2 |
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title at the 2023 University Interscholastic League Spirit State |
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Championships and by finishing third at the 2023 National |
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Cheerleaders Association High School National Championship; and |
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WHEREAS, At the UIL event, held January 12 to 14 in Fort |
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Worth, the Tigers were awarded top honors in the crowd leading and |
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fight song categories and posted an overall score of 90.10, |
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outdistancing their closest opponent by nearly five points to earn |
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the 3A Division 2 crown; the victory gave the school its third state |
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championship in the past four years in addition to a runner-up |
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finish in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, On January 21 and 22, Jacksboro traveled to Dallas |
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to make the school's first appearance at the NCA High School |
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National Championship; building on their first place finishes at |
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the NCA State and Virtual competitions, the Tigers captured third |
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place in the Game Day Varsity Medium Division with scores of 95.53 |
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in the performance round and 94.96 in the event round; and |
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WHEREAS, The Tigers were led by captains Emma Owen, Abbie |
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Payson, and Avory Silar and benefited from the valuable |
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contributions made by the other members of the roster: Bryston |
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Roberts, Landrie Valenzuela, Breezy Green, Jissel Luna, Lyla |
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Pankey, Miranda Piedra, Lexi Smith, Raygan Barnett, Salia |
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Buenrostro, Madison Collins, Ruby Flores, Lizzy Gonzales, Ashleigh |
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Guthrie, Kennedy Lowther, Brooke Reaves, Trinitee Sanders, Jasmine |
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Soria, Lileigh Taylor, and Laken Valenzuela; the squad was ably |
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guided by head coach Jaci Pippen and assistant coaches Stacey |
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Wardrup and Haley Laake; and |
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WHEREAS, By winning consecutive state championships and |
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succeeding at a premier national competition, the Jacksboro Tigers |
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have demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, and teamwork, and |
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they are a source of great pride to their school and community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the 88th Texas Legislature |
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hereby congratulate the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team on |
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winning the UIL 3A Division 2 state championship and finishing |
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third at the 2023 NCA High School National Championship and extend |
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to all those associated with the team sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Jacksboro High School cheerleading team as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas Senate. |