Full Text of HR0889 102nd General Assembly
HR0889 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0889 | | LRB102 28188 LAW 39996 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Kankakee High School | 4 | | boys track and field team, the Chief Kays, on the occasion of | 5 | | winning the IHSA Class 2A State Finals; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays scored 62 points, earning 28 more | 7 | | than co-runners-up, Mount Vernon and Mount Zion; the team | 8 | | scored points in nine events, with seven athletes combining to | 9 | | win 19 individual and relay medals; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays are comprised of many talented | 11 | | kids; sophomore Jayon Morrow won four medals, running on the | 12 | | 4x100-meter, 4x200-meter, and 4x400-meter relays and taking | 13 | | second place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 21.97 | 14 | | seconds; junior Naz Hill earned three medals in the | 15 | | 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays and the long jump with a | 16 | | distance of 6.74 meters; junior Tyrice Bender earned medals | 17 | | for running on all three relays; seniors Aarion Brown, running | 18 | | on the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays, Jalen Townsend, | 19 | | running on the 4x400-meter relay and placing eighth in the | 20 | | 300-meter hurdles with a time of 40.96 seconds, and Nickolos | 21 | | Hall, placing ninth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of | 22 | | 15.43 seconds, all made huge contributions to the team's win; | 23 | | and
|
| | | HR0889 | - 2 - | LRB102 28188 LAW 39996 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays were also joined in celebrations | 2 | | with the Kankakee High School girls track and field team, the | 3 | | Lady Kays, as they too won the IHSA Class 2A State Finals, | 4 | | marking the first team state championships ever won by | 5 | | Kankakee High School; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays and the Lady Kays are not only | 7 | | special but also inspirational; the teams were sadly hit with | 8 | | the loss of two assistant coaches, Jemiya Bates and Chwan | 9 | | Wilson, with Coach Bates dying of brain cancer and Coach | 10 | | Wilson passing due to COVID-19 complications; these teams took | 11 | | their late coaches' passion and love to heart, making both | 12 | | proud by working together to overcome their competition; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays were led by Head Coach Marques | 14 | | Lowe, Assistant Coaches Erica Baptist, the late Jemiya Bates, | 15 | | Sarah Ganster, Rich Olmstead, and the late Chwan Wilson, and | 16 | | Meet Director Kurt Weigt; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Chief Kays' achievement will be celebrated | 18 | | for years to come, and the memories made by the team will be | 19 | | cherished forever; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 21 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| | | HR0889 | - 3 - | LRB102 28188 LAW 39996 r |
|
| 1 | | we congratulate the Kankakee High School boys track and field | 2 | | team, the Chief Kays, on winning the IHSA Class 2A State | 3 | | Finals; and be it further
| 4 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 5 | | presented to the Chief Kays as a symbol of our respect and | 6 | | esteem.
|
|