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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' track team of DeSoto High School reached |
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the pinnacle of success by winning the Class 6A state championship |
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at the 2017 University Interscholastic League Track & Field State |
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Meet; and |
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WHEREAS, Facing off against other top Texas high school |
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athletes at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin on May 12 and 13, Jalese |
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Moore, Rosaline Effiong, Cierra Wash, and Bryannia Murphy captured |
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the gold medal in the 4x400-meter relay with a record-breaking time |
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of 3 minutes, 37.85 seconds; along with Taylor Armstrong and Jada |
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Laye, Ms. Murphy and Ms. Wash secured another first-place win in |
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the 4x200-meter relay, and Ms. Murphy, Ms. Laye, Ms. Wash, and |
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Ms. Effiong earned third place in the 4x100-meter relay; and |
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WHEREAS, Ably guided by head coach June Villers, the Eagles |
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also received vital contributions from each member of the team in |
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the individual contests, with Ms. Effiong turning in a particularly |
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notable performance and earning silver in the 200-meter dash with a |
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time of 23.66 seconds; the squad finished the competition with an |
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impressive cumulative score of 65 points, clinching the state title |
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for DeSoto High; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented young athletes have distinguished |
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themselves through skill, hard work, and an enduring commitment to |
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excellence, and they are a source of tremendous pride to their |
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classmates and their many supporters in the local community; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate the DeSoto |
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High School girls' track team on winning the 2017 UIL 6A state |
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championship and extend to its members sincere best wishes for the |
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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 team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |