R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, On February 7, 1999, the Victoria High School 1-2 cheerleaders were named national champions when they took first 1-3 place at the Universal Cheerleaders Association (UCA) National High 1-4 School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida, and this 1-5 exemplary achievement has been the highlight of an already 1-6 outstanding season; and 1-7 WHEREAS, During the 1998-1999 school year, the Victoria High 1-8 School cheerleaders have won numerous local and state titles en 1-9 route to the national win, including UCA Camp Champions in San 1-10 Marcos, first place at the Lone Star Cheer Company Championship, 1-11 and first place at the UCA State Cheerleading Championship, earning 1-12 great honor for themselves and for Victoria High School; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In addition to their almost constant preparation and 1-14 training for competition, these committed young women cheer and 1-15 support Victoria High School sports teams throughout the year while 1-16 contributing to the high scholastic standards for which the 1-17 Victoria school system is renowned; and 1-18 WHEREAS, In this busy and successful season, they have also 1-19 been active participants in a number of community service events, 1-20 ranging from the Gulf Bend Mental Health-Mental Retardation 1-21 Center's Friendship Fest to Red Ribbon Week pep rallies, and a 1-22 variety of TAAS Week assemblies encouraging students to "Pass the 1-23 TAAS" exam; and 1-24 WHEREAS, Under the guidance of Denise Neel, who recently 2-1 marked her 10th year as sponsor and coach of the team, the Victoria 2-2 High School cheerleaders have proven themselves time and again as 2-3 champions in competition, education, and civic spirit, and their 2-4 impressive accomplishments are indeed worthy of special legislative 2-5 recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 76th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby congratulate the Victoria High School 2-8 cheerleaders on their selection as UCA National High School 2-9 Cheerleading Champions, and extend to these fine young women and 2-10 Denise Neel warmest best wishes for continued success and 2-11 happiness; and, be it further 2-12 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-13 prepared for the members of the team and Mrs. Neel as an expression 2-14 of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Morrison Laney Glaze Moreno of El Paso Alexander Goodman Morrison Allen Goolsby Mowery Alvarado Gray Naishtat Averitt Green Najera Bailey Greenberg Nixon Berman Grusendorf Noriega Bonnen Gutierrez Oliveira Bosse Haggerty Olivo Brimer Hamric Palmer Brown of Kaufman Hardcastle Pickett Brown of Brazos Hartnett Pitts Burnam Hawley Puente Capelo Heflin Ramsay Carter Hilbert Rangel Chavez Hilderbran Reyna of Bexar Chisum Hill Reyna of Dallas Christian Hinojosa Ritter Clark Hochberg Sadler Coleman Hodge Salinas Cook Homer Seaman Corte Hope Shields Counts Howard Siebert Crabb Hunter Smith Craddick Hupp Smithee Crownover Isett Solis of Cameron Cuellar Janek Solis of Bexar Culberson Jones of Brazos Solomons Danburg Jones of Lubbock Staples Davis of Harris Jones of Dallas Swinford Davis of Dallas Junell Talton Delisi Keel Telford Denny Keffer Thompson Deshotel King of Parker Tillery Driver King of Uvalde Truitt Dukes Krusee Turner of Coleman Dunnam Kuempel Turner of Harris Dutton Lengefeld Uher Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Uresti Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Van de Putte Eiland Longoria Walker Elkins Luna West Ellis McCall Williams Farabee McClendon Wilson Farrar McReynolds Wise Flores Madden Wohlgemuth Gallego Marchant Wolens Garcia Maxey Woolley George Merritt Yarbrough Giddings Moreno of Harris Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 335 was adopted by the House on March 4, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House