H.R. No. 124


R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The House of Representatives of the State of Texas is pleased to recognize the Leon High School Lady Cougars for winning the Class 2A state volleyball championship title for 2002; and WHEREAS, The Lady Cougars defeated the Prairiland Patriots in the championship match of the state tournament by the score of 5-15, 15-14, and 15-10, avenging their loss to the Patriots in the 2001 final; the team's victory gave the Lady Cougars their eighth state championship title; and WHEREAS, These outstanding athletes demonstrated awesome talent and perseverance during the playoffs, and the team players, Brandy Hickman, Jordan Helmcamp, Lauren Jones, Mindy Alexander, Kendra Bates, Haley Thomas, Staci Neyland, Julie Jensen, Melissa Padgett, Sarah Jernigan, Lisa White, and Beth St.Pe' deserve to be proud of their efforts and outstanding performance; and WHEREAS, Under the superior leadership and expertise of their head coach, Teresa Sitton, and their assistant coaches, Mia Lowry, Vicki McCune, and Misty Jimenez, the Lady Cougars demonstrated team spirit and tenacity in achieving the state championship; and WHEREAS, Leon High School can take great pride in the Lady Cougars and their exceptional skills; the team has brought honor to the school and to the community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas Legislature hereby commend the Leon High School Lady Cougars for their accomplishment and extend to them best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Lady Cougars as an expression of esteem from the Texas House of Representatives. Dunnam                         Craddick        Giddings        Merritt         Allen        Goodman        Miller         Alonzo        Goolsby        Moreno of Harris         Bailey        Griggs        Moreno of El Paso         Baxter        Grusendorf        Morrison         Berman        Guillen        Mowery         Bohac        Gutierrez        Naishtat         Bonnen        Haggerty        Nixon         Branch        Hamilton        Noriega         Brown of Kaufman        Hamric        Oliveira         Brown of Brazos        Hardcastle        Olivo         Burnam        Harper-Brown        Paxton         Callegari        Hartnett        Pena         Campbell        Heflin        Phillips         Canales        Hegar        Pickett         Capelo        Hilderbran        Pitts         Casteel        Hill        Puente         Castro        Hochberg        Quintanilla         Chavez        Hodge        Rangel         Chisum        Homer        Raymond         Christian        Hope        Reyna         Coleman        Hopson        Riddle         Cook of Navarro        Howard        Ritter         Cook of Colorado        Hughes        Rodriguez         Corte        Hunter        Rose         Crabb        Hupp        Seaman         Crownover        Isett        Smith of Tarrant         Davis of Harris        Jones of Lubbock        Smith of Harris         Davis of Dallas        Jones of Bexar        Smithee         Dawson        Jones of Dallas        Solis         Delisi        Keel        Solomons         Denny        Keffer of Dallas        Stick         Deshotel        Keffer of Eastland        Swinford         Driver        King        Talton         Dukes        Kolkhorst        Taylor         Dunnam        Krusee        Telford         Dutton        Kuempel        Thompson         Edwards        Laney        Truitt         Eiland        Laubenberg        Turner         Eissler        Lewis        Uresti         Elkins        Luna        Van Arsdale         Ellis        Mabry        Villarreal         Farabee        Madden        West         Farrar        Marchant        Wilson         Flores        Martinez Fischer        Wise         Flynn        McCall        Wohlgemuth         Gallego        McClendon        Wolens         Garza        McReynolds        Wong         Gattis        Menendez        Woolley         Geren        Mercer        Zedler         ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 124 was adopted by the House on February 19, 2003, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House