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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The members of the Panhandle High School girls' |
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track team turned in an unforgettable performance by claiming a |
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share of the 2A championship at the 2023 University Interscholastic |
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League Track & Field State Meet; and |
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WHEREAS, On May 12, the Panhandle athletes joined the other |
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top high school competitors in Texas at Mike A. Myers Stadium in |
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Austin; though they were competing with only four athletes, the |
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Pantherettes compiled an overall score of 32 points to finish in a |
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three-way tie for the 2A crown; with its exceptional showing, the |
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Panhandle team collected its second state title in three years in |
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addition to winning the silver medal in 2022; and |
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WHEREAS, Makennah Austin, Sydney Adee, Grace Sims, and Leah |
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Land contributed all 32 points for the Pantherettes, delivering |
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season-best times in two relay events; running in the order of |
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Austin, Adee, Sims, and Land, the quartet racked up their first 16 |
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points in the 800-meter relay, clocking in at 1 minute, 43.43 |
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seconds, to secure the silver medal; then, with the 2A championship |
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on the line, the four runners lined up for the final event of the |
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night, the 1,600-meter relay, with Ms. Adee and Ms. Land trading |
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places in the relay order; the squad crossed the finish line in |
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4:01.07, collecting a second silver medal and 16 additional points |
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to clinch a share of the title; 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 Panhandle Pantherettes will |
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treasure the memory of this accomplishment for the rest of their |
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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 Panhandle High School girls' |
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track team on claiming a share of the 2A championship at the 2023 |
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UIL Track & Field State Meet and extend to the athletes sincere best |
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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 Pantherettes as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2268 was adopted by the House on May |
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29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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