Full Text of HR0926 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the Jacksonville High | 4 | | School dance team, the J'ettes, on their accomplishments at the | 5 | | IHSA State Finals tournament; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The J'ettes perform at basketball games, parades, | 7 | | community events, camps, and other events throughout the year; | 8 | | they also compete in both the Illinois High School Association | 9 | | (IHSA) Competitive Dance State Series and at the Illinois Drill | 10 | | Team Association (IDTA) regional and state competitions; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Both the Varsity and Junior Varsity teams competed | 12 | | in the IDTA State Series at three regional competitions held at | 13 | | Belleville East, Edwardsville, and Highland; the teams | 14 | | qualified all four of their routines and advanced to State on | 15 | | their first try; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, On February 10, 2018, they competed at the IDTA | 17 | | State Contest in Springfield, where they earned State Titles in | 18 | | five different categories; the Junior Varsity team won first | 19 | | place in the Lyrical and Pom Dance categories; they also won | 20 | | the High Point Award for the highest-scoring routine in the JV | 21 | | Division and the Grand Champion title for the highest | 22 | | cumulative points in the JV division; the Varsity team won |
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| 1 | | first place in the Pom Dance and Hip Hop categories; they were | 2 | | also Grand Champion Runner-Ups in the AA Division; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The J'ettes are coached by Tiffany Hickox, | 4 | | Stephanie Bezler, Katie Armstrong, and Sara Gray; the team's | 5 | | manager is Ariana Swift; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The J'ettes Varsity Team includes Captains Emilie | 7 | | Bezler and Camri Middleton; Squad Leaders are Anna Bezler, | 8 | | Jordan Brockhouse, Sydney Hembrough, Sarah May, and Sara | 9 | | Wilson; Varsity Members are Breanne Kaufmann, Jocelyn Fuhr, | 10 | | Regan Davis, Grayson Moore, Olivia Pine, Chloe Burrus, Ava | 11 | | Lahey, Kat Fuhr, Layne Rogers, and Paige Hadden; the Junior | 12 | | Varsity Team consists of Gabbi Meehan, Paige Scaman, Dani | 13 | | Dillard, Esha Kulkarni, Millie Pine, Amelia Symons, Grace | 14 | | Turner, Claire Van Aken, Julianne Wilson, and Paiten Wilson; | 15 | | and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The J'ettes serve as models of hard work, | 17 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State; | 18 | | therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | congratulate the Jacksonville High School dance team, the | 22 | | J'ettes, on their accomplishments at the IHSA State Finals |
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| 1 | | Tournament, and we wish them many more successful seasons; and | 2 | | be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to Jacksonville High School as a symbol of our esteem | 5 | | and respect.
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