R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Denton Liberty Christian High School track team 1-2 has reached the pinnacle of success by winning the 1997 Texas 1-3 Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Class 4-A 1-4 state championship; and 1-5 WHEREAS, The state meet consists of 15 grueling events, and 1-6 for a team to compete at the highest level, its members must 1-7 demonstrate exceptional ability in each demanding discipline; and 1-8 WHEREAS, With the state title on the line and only the 1-9 1600-meter relay event remaining, this spirited Denton Liberty 1-10 squad demonstrated true championship heart, winning the relay in 1-11 dramatic fashion to claim the coveted crown; and 1-12 WHEREAS, Head Coach Phil Young provided outstanding 1-13 leadership to his charges, inspiring each team member to perform to 1-14 the best of their ability; and 1-15 WHEREAS, This dedicated group of young athletes, together 1-16 with their coaches and staff, are a source of tremendous pride to 1-17 the students and faculty of Denton Liberty Christian High School 1-18 and their many supporters in the community, and the team's 1-19 extraordinary achievement is indeed worthy of special legislative 1-20 recognition at this time; now, therefore, be it 1-21 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 1-22 Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Denton Liberty 1-23 Christian High School track team on winning the 1997 TAPPS Class 1-24 4-A state championship and extend to them sincere best wishes for 2-1 continued success in the future; and, be it further 2-2 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-3 prepared for the team members and coaching staff as an expression 2-4 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Horn Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 843 was adopted by the House on May 7, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House