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.