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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to extend | ||||||
| 3 | their congratulations to the School District 108 Lake Park | ||||||
| 4 | High School Competitive Dance Team, the Lancettes, for winning | ||||||
| 5 | the 2023 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 3A | ||||||
| 6 | State Championships; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, This is the Lancettes' second consecutive state | ||||||
| 8 | championship and third IHSA title overall; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, In their past 11 consecutive trips to the IHSA | ||||||
| 10 | state finals, the Lancettes have consistently placed in the | ||||||
| 11 | top 10 dance teams in the State and have earned trophies six | ||||||
| 12 | times, in 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023; and | ||||||
| 13 | WHEREAS, The Lancettes have competed in the state | ||||||
| 14 | championships every year since the IHSA began holding | ||||||
| 15 | competitive dance competitions in 2013; and | ||||||
| 16 | WHEREAS, There were 77 teams that competed in the IHSA 3A | ||||||
| 17 | Sectionals on January 21, 2023 at South Elgin High School, and | ||||||
| 18 | 30 teams advanced to the championships; and | ||||||
| 19 | WHEREAS, This year's IHSA Competitive Dance Team State | ||||||
| 20 | Championships were held on January 27 and January 28, 2023 in | ||||||
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| 1 | Bloomington at the Grossinger Motors Arena; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The head coach for the Lancettes is Francesca | ||||||
| 3 | Leone, and the assistant coaches are Lauren O'Brien and Cassie | ||||||
| 4 | Spear; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, The Lancettes squad that competed at the state | ||||||
| 6 | competition included Sophomore Alessia Bavaro, Sophomore Siena | ||||||
| 7 | Bavaro, Senior Isabella Catalano, Senior Abigail Hatfield, | ||||||
| 8 | Sophomore Sophie Hatfield, Sophomore Sophia Kazan, Senior | ||||||
| 9 | Camryn Kellogg, Senior Talia Leuzzi, Sophomore Ashton Lovell, | ||||||
| 10 | Senior Alexis McNally, Junior Ana T. Panagakis, Junior Emma | ||||||
| 11 | Raymond, Junior Nikola Sawicki, Freshman Kerri Thoms, and | ||||||
| 12 | Senior Giuliana Vasilevich; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, The Lancettes ended the competition with a score | ||||||
| 14 | of 97.87/100; therefore, be it
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| 15 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL | ||||||
| 16 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the | ||||||
| 17 | School District 108 Lake Park High School Competitive Dance | ||||||
| 18 | Team, the Lancettes, for winning the 2023 Illinois High School | ||||||
| 19 | Association (IHSA) Class 3A State Championships and applaud | ||||||
| 20 | their dedication to their sport; and be it further
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| 21 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
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| 1 | presented to the Lancettes as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 2 | esteem.
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