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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Buna High School and Junior High School girls' |
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track and field teams enjoyed notable success at the District 23-3A |
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Track Meet at Deweyville High School on April 7, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Cougar high school team captured the |
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district crown with a total of 184 points; winning individual gold |
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medals were Kendra Fisher in the long jump and Sarah Foster in the |
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pole vault, 800-meter run, and 1,600-meter run; additionally, the |
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relay team of Ms. Fisher, Courtney Smith, Makenzie Callender, and |
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Mackenzie Graham took gold in both the 400-meter and 800-meter |
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relays; and |
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WHEREAS, Silver-medal-winning performances for the Lady |
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Cougars came from Shalan Shields in both the discus and the shot |
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put, Jessi Lavergne in the pole vault, Kori Harris in the 300-meter |
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hurdles, Ms. Smith in the 400-meter run, and the team of |
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Ms. Graham, Ms. Smith, Ms. Callender, and Kamryn Elliott in the |
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1,600-meter relay; Ms. Smith also won a bronze in the pole vault, |
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and other third-place finishers included Ms. Elliott in the high |
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jump and long jump and Ms. Fisher in the 200-meter dash; and |
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WHEREAS, The Buna Junior High School seventh grade team also |
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claimed a district title, paced by gold medal performances by Laila |
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Fry in the pole vault and Tori Brunette in the 800-meter run; |
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moreover, Ms. Brunette took second place in the 1,600-meter run, as |
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did Kenedi Goldman in the 800-meter run and triple jump, Chloe Baker |
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in the 2,400-meter run, and the team of Brooke Sanders, Tori Ernst, |
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Alexandra Mixson, and Ms. Goldman in the 1,600-meter relay; winning |
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bronze medals for the Lady Cougars were Ms. Mixson in the triple |
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jump, Ms. Baker in the 1,600-meter run, and the team of Kayden |
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Bayer, Ms. Fry, Ms. Sanders, and Ms. Mixson in the 800-meter relay; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The eighth grade squad placed fourth, with |
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first-place finishes from Amber Askew in the pole vault and Brooke |
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Burt in the 1,600-meter run; in addition, Natalie Shiftlet placed |
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second in the pole vault, and Kara Green took third in the shot put; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, With their outstanding performances at the district |
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meet, the girls' track and field teams from the Buna Independent |
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School District proudly represented their schools and their |
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community, and they may take justifiable pride in their notable |
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accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the members of the Buna High School |
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and Junior High School girls' track and field teams on their success |
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at the District 23-3A meet and extend to the teams' athletes and |
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coaches 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 the teams as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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White of Tyler |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2521 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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