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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Crandall High School cheerleading team |
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furthered its legacy of excellence by winning the 5A Division II |
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title at the 2025 University Interscholastic League Spirit State |
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Championships; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the other top Texas competitors at the UIL |
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event, held January 16 to 18 in Fort Worth, the Pirates were awarded |
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top honors in both the crowd leading and the band chant/fight song |
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categories, and they posted an overall score of 96.07 to earn the 5A |
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Division II crown; having previously won in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, |
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and 2024, the victory gave the school its sixth championship and set |
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a new state record for the most wins in program history; and |
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WHEREAS, Building on their first-place finish at the state |
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event, the Pirates went on to compete at the UCA National High |
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School Cheerleading Championship in Orlando, Florida, in February |
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and captured second place in the Super Varsity Division I Game Day |
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finals with a score of 92; and |
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WHEREAS, Excelling with a true team effort, the Pirates |
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received valuable contributions from each member of the roster at |
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the state and national events; these talented student-athletes were |
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ably led by head coach Nicole Mitchell and assistant coaches Amber |
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Ragsdale and Lesa Hitt; and |
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WHEREAS, By winning their school's sixth cheerleading state |
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championship and succeeding at a premier national competition, the |
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Crandall Pirates have demonstrated exceptional skill, dedication, |
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and teamwork, and they are a source of great pride to their school |
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and community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Crandall High School |
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cheerleading team on winning the 5A Division II title at the 2025 |
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UIL Spirit State Championships and extend to all those associated |
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with the squad sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Pirates as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |