HR0800 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Thornton Fractional South High School's winter guard on winning its fourth straight State title in the Class AA long-flag competition; and

WHEREAS, The team defeated 3 other schools in the finals, scoring an 89 for a routine performed to music from "Pirates of the Caribbean"; and

WHEREAS, The winter guard, known as the color guard in fall competition, utilizes flags to perform routines to recorded music; the long-flag competition is divided into 6 classes, based on the size of each school's enrollment; a total of 132 teams competed in a variety of events at the winter guard State finals at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign; and

WHEREAS, The coach of the winter guard team is Carolyn Olson; she became coach of the winter guard during the 2000-2001 school year, and the team has taken first place in the event each year since; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Thornton Fractional South High School's winter guard on winning its fourth straight State title in the Class AA long-flag competition; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the winter guard team of Thornton Fractional South High School as an expression of our esteem.