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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Tomball Memorial High School cheerleading team |
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proved itself one of the finest in Texas by winning the 6A Division |
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1 title at the 2023 University Interscholastic League Spirit State |
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Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Competing from January 12 through 14 at the Fort |
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Worth Convention Center, the Tomball Memorial cheerleaders opened |
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with an outstanding preliminary-round performance; entering the |
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finals in third place, the Wildcats demonstrated tremendous |
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resolve, posting scores of 45.53 and 41.93 in the Fight Song/Band |
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Chant and Crowd Leading events for an overall score of 87.47; |
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emerging triumphant in its first state meet at the 6A Division 1 |
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level, Tomball Memorial bested its closest foes by a margin of 2.1 |
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points to claim the school's inaugural state cheerleading crown; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Wildcats |
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received valuable contributions from each member of the roster as |
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they pursued their goal of becoming state champions; these talented |
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student-athletes were ably led by head coach Sarah Ellison, who has |
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directed the Wildcats to second-place, fourth-place, and |
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first-place state showings since taking the helm of the program, |
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and the team also benefited from the guidance of assistant coaches |
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Jennifer Koster and Rebecca Weverka; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a state championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to excellence, and the members of the Tomball Memorial |
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cheerleading team will treasure the memory of this accomplishment |
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for the rest of their lives; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Tomball Memorial High School |
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cheerleading team on winning the 6A Division 1 title at the 2023 UIL |
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Spirit State Championships and extend to all associated with the |
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team 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 Wildcats as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Oliverson |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 480 was adopted by the House on March |
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16, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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