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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Memorial Dance and Drill Team of Memorial High |
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School in Victoria won the overall national title as well as several |
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other team honors and a host of individual awards at the American |
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Dance Team School International Competition held in Denton on March |
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30-31, 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, The Memorial Dance and Drill Team, which is directed |
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by Debbie Jaynes and Robin Dunson, competes in the super team |
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category; the 70-strong squad was named international champion in |
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the show, hip-hop, and military categories, and the team received |
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the Gussie Nell Davis Award of Excellence and the Outstanding Team |
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Award, which is voted on by the competing teams; and |
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WHEREAS, Individual honors were presented to Ms. Jaynes, who |
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received the Curtain Call Outstanding Director Award, and team |
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major Lacey Stockbauer, who was named national solo winner in the |
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super team category; Ms. Stockbauer and Lindsey Prichard won the |
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national championship in the super team duet category, and the duo |
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teamed with Brittney Mathiews to capture the super team trio |
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national championship; and |
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WHEREAS, Not surprisingly, the team's performance "Seussical |
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the Musical" was the highest scoring dance in the entire |
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competition, which included 120 talented teams from Texas, Kansas, |
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Oklahoma, Alaska, Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, South Africa, and |
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Japan; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning this prestigious competition was a total |
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team effort that required countless hours of hard work from the |
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team's directors and members as well as additional contributions |
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and support from parents who created the team's costumes and sets, |
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and this impressive demonstration of teamwork is most deserving of |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Memorial High School Memorial |
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Dance and Drill Team on its multiple achievements at the 2007 |
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American Dance Team School International Competition and commend |
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the many individuals who contributed to the team's success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |