H.R. No. 926
R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, The student-athletes of Rockdale High School have
1-2 excelled in every form of athletic endeavor during the 1994-1995
1-3 school year; and
1-4 WHEREAS, Both the boys' and the girls' basketball teams
1-5 enjoyed exceptional success this year, with the girls' squad
1-6 winning the district championship and the boys' team taking
1-7 district, bidistrict, area, and regional titles en route to a berth
1-8 in the state championship tournament; and
1-9 WHEREAS, The school's football team completed a highly
1-10 successful gridiron campaign by earning third place in district,
1-11 while the talented members of the girls' cross-country team took
1-12 the runner-up spot in their district and placed two team members in
1-13 state competition; also in team sports, the girls' volleyball squad
1-14 battled its way to a district cochampionship; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Excellence on the diamond was again a hallmark of
1-16 the girls' softball team, which won its second consecutive district
1-17 title, and the boys' baseball team competed at a high level as
1-18 well; and
1-19 WHEREAS, The girls' golf team took yet another district
1-20 championship for Rockdale High School, with the individual efforts
1-21 of Rosie Johnson and Kelly Bujnoch earning those two fine athletes
1-22 first place and third place medals, respectively, and Jimmy
1-23 Goeppinger of the boys' golf team also earned individual
1-24 distinction with a third place finish in district; and
2-1 WHEREAS, In track and field, not only did the boys' team take
2-2 district and regional titles, but team members Brooks Bassler, P.
2-3 J. Williams, Tyrone Mitchell, Winston Nelson, and Ken White also
2-4 qualified for the state track and field meet; the girls' team also
2-5 produced stellar individual performances by Tanya Ortega, Krista
2-6 Robinson, and Stacie Rash, all of whom advanced to regional
2-7 competition; and
2-8 WHEREAS, Rockdale High School was well represented in the
2-9 sport of tennis by Adam Razo, who won the district singles
2-10 championship and was third in regional competition, by Tiffany
2-11 Woolverton, who earned both district and regional singles titles,
2-12 by Sharon Wallis, who placed second in district and third in
2-13 regional competition, and by the dynamic doubles team of Beth
2-14 Burnett and Casey Johnston, who also earned district championship
2-15 honors; and
2-16 WHEREAS, Many of the finest high school coaches in the state
2-17 have brought their skills to bear at Rockdale High School,
2-18 including Casey Creghan, who also serves as athletic director, Ken
2-19 Kelso, Terry Pope, Paul Walker, Jaime Boswell, Dean Hollingsworth,
2-20 Ben Gittinger, Mike Christensen, Larry Pipkin, Janet Havelka,
2-21 Angela White, Paul Dixon, Randy Robinson, Laura Boyer, and Mickey
2-22 Rundell; and
2-23 WHEREAS, The dedicated and talented young men and women who
2-24 represent Rockdale High School in athletic competition are a source
2-25 of tremendous pride to the students and faculty of that fine
2-26 institution as well as to their many supporters in the community,
2-27 and their phenomenal accomplishments this season are indeed worthy
3-1 of special legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it
3-2 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
3-3 Legislature hereby congratulate Rockdale High School's
3-4 student-athletes for their exceptional achievements during the
3-5 1994-1995 school year and extend to them sincere best wishes for
3-6 continued success in their future endeavors; and, be it further
3-7 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
3-8 prepared for prominent display at Rockdale High School as an
3-9 expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.