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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 |