By Place H.R. No. 538 74R9460 WMS-F R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, While only a handful of teams are able to realize 1-2 the dream of attaining a state championship in their given sport, 1-3 fewer still can duplicate such a phenomenal feat; among that elite 1-4 group are the Stephenville High School Yellow Jackets, who in 1994 1-5 earned their second consecutive title as University Interscholastic 1-6 League (UIL) Class 4A football champions; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Renowned for their phenomenal ability to move the 1-8 football, both the 1993 and 1994 Yellow Jacket squads led the 1-9 nation in total offense, and those sterling efforts placed 1-10 Stephenville second and third on the all-time national record list 1-11 in that category; the 1993 team also set the Class 4A record for 1-12 total points scored in a season, a mark that was then eclipsed by 1-13 the 1994 team; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Head coach Art Briles and his dedicated staff have 1-15 tirelessly labored to hone their players' skills and integrate them 1-16 into a successful team concept, and their efforts have brought 1-17 Stephenville High School to the brink of establishing a football 1-18 dynasty; and 1-19 WHEREAS, The Stephenville players' success has not been 1-20 limited to the playing field, for during both the 1993 and 1994 1-21 academic school years, varsity squad members maintained an 1-22 exceptional overall grade point average that was above 90; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In addition to providing thrills and excitement to 1-24 their legions of loyal fans, the Yellow Jackets have focused state 2-1 and national attention on Stephenville High School and its 2-2 community; and 2-3 WHEREAS, This exemplary group of young men, together with 2-4 their coaches and staff, have been a tremendous source of pride to 2-5 the students and faculty of Stephenville High School as well as 2-6 their many supporters in the community, and their exceptional 2-7 accomplishments are indeed worthy of special legislative 2-8 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-9 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-10 Legislature hereby congratulate the Stephenville High School Yellow 2-11 Jackets on winning the 1994 UIL Class 4A football championship for 2-12 the second consecutive year and extend sincere best wishes to the 2-13 team members and their coaches for continued success in the future; 2-14 and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That official copies of this resolution be prepared 2-16 for the team's members and coaching staff and for prominent display 2-17 at Stephenville High School as an expression of high regard by the 2-18 Texas House of Representatives.