R E S O L U T I O N
1-1 WHEREAS, James Madison High School's girls track team has
1-2 captured the 1997 Class 3A state championship, and this fine group
1-3 of young women is to be commended; and
1-4 WHEREAS, In winning its first Class 3A title, the team earned
1-5 six medals on the day, including a gold medal in the dramatic
1-6 4 x 400-meter relay finale; freshman Brandy Sabbath, running the
1-7 anchor leg of the race, edged her opponent in a photo finish to
1-8 grab the gold; and
1-9 WHEREAS, Led by first-year coach Charletta Gaines, the
1-10 Trojans boasted strong showings in almost all of the running
1-11 events, winning silver medals in the 4 x 100-meter and
1-12 4 x 200-meter relays, the 300-meter hurdles, and the 100-meter
1-13 dash; for good measure, sprinter Tonya Brooks added a bronze in the
1-14 demanding 800-meter run; and
1-15 WHEREAS, Coach Gaines has schooled her young charges in the
1-16 finer points of track and field, while also emphasizing
1-17 sportsmanship and teamwork, and she has been capably assisted in
1-18 her efforts by Assistant Coach Lisa Hilburn; in addition, Athletic
1-19 Director Sam West and Principal Leon Hamilton have provided the
1-20 requisite moral support necessary for developing a championship
1-21 team; and
1-22 WHEREAS, Dedication to excellence both individually and as a
1-23 team has been a hallmark of the Trojans, whose team members include
1-24 Tamara Bateman, Teshai Bogar, Thressa Brooks, Tonya Brooks, Shay
2-1 Richardson, Brandy Sabbath, Lashcoka Thompson, Marcia Wingo, and
2-2 Shemeka Wilson; and
2-3 WHEREAS, These talented young women have instilled a feeling
2-4 of pride in the hearts of the students and faculty of James Madison
2-5 High School, and it is a privilege to join their many supporters in
2-6 the community in honoring them at this time; now, therefore, be it
2-7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas
2-8 Legislature hereby congratulate Head Coach Charletta Gaines and the
2-9 James Madison High School girls track team on their first-place
2-10 finish at the Class 3A state championship and extend to them
2-11 sincere best wishes for continued success and happiness in the
2-12 years to come; and, be it further
2-13 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
2-14 prepared for the team and coaching staff as an expression of high
2-15 regard by the Texas House of Representatives.
Hodge
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
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1088 was adopted by the House on May
26, 1997, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House