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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Suzie Oelschlegel, the head coach of the girls' |
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basketball team at MacArthur High School in Irving, received the |
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University Interscholastic League Lifetime Achievement Award in |
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March 2011, the latest in a long list of well-deserved honors that |
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this respected educator has received through the years; and |
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WHEREAS, That prestigious commendation was presented at the |
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UIL state tournament, during which the MacArthur High Lady |
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Cardinals claimed the 5A title; their triumph gave the school its |
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first team sport state championship and provided Coach Oelschlegel |
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with yet another highlight in an exemplary career; and |
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WHEREAS, Suzie Oelschlegel was a high school all-American |
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from Odem who went on to letter in both basketball and softball at |
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Baylor University; she became a teacher and coach in the Irving |
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Independent School District more than 30 years ago, assuming her |
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role at MacArthur High in 1986; and |
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WHEREAS, With more than 600 victories to her credit, Coach |
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Oelschlegel has taken her teams to the state playoffs 14 times, and |
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she is a 12-time winner of the District Coach of the Year award; she |
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was also named the Dallas Morning News All-Area Coach of the Year |
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for the 2010-2011 season and the 2009-2010 Dean Weese Class 5A |
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Outstanding Coach of the Year in Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, The guidance of this skilled mentor allows her |
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athletes to reach their full potential, and many of her players have |
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earned notable accolades, including numerous All-Region, |
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All-State, and Academic All-State honors as well as being named to |
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Texas Association of Basketball Coaches and Texas Girls Coaches |
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Association All-Star teams; in addition, two of her students have |
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become McDonald's All-Americans, and she has also coached a Parade |
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All-American, the Gatorade Texas Player of the Year, the State |
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Farm/Women's Basketball Coaches Association National Player of the |
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Year, two USA National Team players, and one WNBA professional; and |
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WHEREAS, Highly respected by her peers, Coach Oelschlegel has |
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served on many committees related to her sport, and she has assisted |
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at The University of Texas Advanced Elite Summer Camp and other |
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well-known camps run by prominent college coaches; moreover, she |
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coached the 4-5A TGCA All-Stars during the summer clinic for 2010 |
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and has been selected to coach the TABC All-Stars for the 2011 |
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spring clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, Suzie Oelschlegel's basketball expertise and her |
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ability to educate and inspire students have allowed her to make a |
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positive difference in the lives of hundreds of young people, and |
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she is indeed deserving of recognition for her achievements; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Suzie Oelschlegel on her long and |
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accomplished career as a high school basketball coach and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Coach Oelschlegel as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |