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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The girls' and boys' swimming and diving teams from |
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Prosper High School enjoyed an outstanding 2016-2017 season; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from the guidance of head coach Sarah |
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Milne, both Prosper High teams clinched their seventh consecutive |
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district titles and advanced to the regional meet held in Mansfield |
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from February 3 to 4, 2017; the girls' squad placed first at |
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regionals, qualifying for the state meet, and the boys' team |
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finished fifth overall; moreover, freshman Weston Sitz turned in a |
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fourth-place showing in the individual diving event with a score of |
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387.3; and |
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WHEREAS, A number of Eagle swimmers went on to face off |
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against the top competitors in Texas at the University |
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Interscholastic League 5A Swimming and Diving State Meet in Austin |
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on February 17 and 18; in individual events, Hope Jestes paced the |
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group by reaching the championship finals in the girls' 200- and |
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500-yard freestyle races, while Taylor Malin participated in the |
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500-yard freestyle and Zachary Wachter competed in the boys' |
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100-yard butterfly; in team events, Ms. Jestes and Ms. Malin joined |
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forces with Jordan Wendt and Ana Hernandez Flores in the girls' |
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400-yard freestyle relay, and the quartet of Ms. Jestes, Ms. Wendt, |
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Victoria Evans, and Melissa Hailey participated in the girls' |
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200-yard freestyle relay; and |
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WHEREAS, These talented student-athletes have distinguished |
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themselves through a combination of skill, hard work, and an |
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enduring commitment to excellence, and they are a source of |
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tremendous pride to their classmates and to their many supporters |
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in the local community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Prosper High School girls' and |
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boys' swimming and diving teams on their achievements during the |
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2016-2017 season and extend to their members, coaches, and staff |
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sincere best wishes for continued success; 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. |