Bill Text: IL HR0114 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Jacksonville High School dance team, the J'ettes, on winning the 2023 Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 1A Competitive Dance Championship. Wishes the team future success and many more triumphant seasons to come.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-03-23 - Resolution Adopted by Voice Vote [HR0114 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-HR0114-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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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 winning the 2023 Illinois | ||||||
5 | High School Association (IHSA) Class 1A Competitive Dance | ||||||
6 | Championship; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The IHSA Class 1A Competitive Dance Division, | ||||||
8 | which is divided into five sectionals consisting of | ||||||
9 | approximately 80 dance teams, was held at the Grossinger | ||||||
10 | Motors Arena in Bloomington from January 27 to January 28, | ||||||
11 | 2023; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes passed the preliminary round on | ||||||
13 | January 27, where the top 30 teams competed for the final 12 | ||||||
14 | spots, advancing to compete in the finals on January 28; and
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15 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes finished with a score of 92.40, just | ||||||
16 | edging ahead of Morris Community High School, which scored | ||||||
17 | 92.35; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes made history by earning the top spot | ||||||
19 | in the IHSA Class 1A Competitive Dance Division, giving | ||||||
20 | Jacksonville High School its first IHSA team championship | ||||||
21 | since its 1988 volleyball team; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes worked hard all year long, starting | ||||||
2 | with Dance Camp in the summer; the team has additionally | ||||||
3 | hosted an annual Kiddie Camp, held fundraising events, and led | ||||||
4 | Radio Day; in the fall, the team participated in several | ||||||
5 | parades, pep rallies, football games, and a fall dance clinic; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, This season, the J'ettes successfully competed in | ||||||
8 | three different organizations, IHSA, the Illinois Drill Team | ||||||
9 | Association (IDTA), and the Universal Dance Association (UDA); | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, At the 2023 IDTA State Finals, the J'ettes were | ||||||
12 | named champions in the AA Lyrical/Contemporary category and | ||||||
13 | placed 2nd in the AA Open Pom and 3rd in the AA Grand | ||||||
14 | Champions; and
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15 | WHEREAS, At the 2023 UDA National Dance Team Nationals in | ||||||
16 | Orlando, Florida, the J'ettes ranked 12th in both the Large | ||||||
17 | Varsity – Jazz and Large Varsity - Pom categories; and
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18 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes' spectacular showcase at the IHSA | ||||||
19 | Class 1A Competitive Dance Finals made its hometown of | ||||||
20 | Jacksonville extremely proud, and its dancers' hard work and | ||||||
21 | determination to win will never be forgotten; and
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1 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes are led by Coaches Tiffany Hickox and | ||||||
2 | Allyson Maul and Manager Marley VanAken; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The J'ettes team consists of 19 dancers, | ||||||
4 | including six seniors, Co-captains Leah Hoffman and Ella | ||||||
5 | Stremming and Squad Leaders Meredith Gallo, Anna Muller, Gwen | ||||||
6 | Poole, and Issy Woods; five juniors, Squad Leaders Kate | ||||||
7 | Alexander and Lindsey Hautala and members Lily Rohlk, Jacey | ||||||
8 | Evans, and Kimmy Davis; six sophomores, Squad Leaders | ||||||
9 | Elizabeth Stremming and Emma Wolters and members Kylie | ||||||
10 | Chumley, Samantha Lawson, Hailey Weeks, and Gianna Williams; | ||||||
11 | and two freshmen, Greta Bryson-Adams and Lily Hickox; | ||||||
12 | therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
14 | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
15 | we congratulate the Jacksonville High School dance team, the | ||||||
16 | J'ettes, on winning the 2023 Illinois High School Association | ||||||
17 | Class 1A Competitive Dance Championship; and be it further
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18 | RESOLVED, That we wish the J'ettes future success and many | ||||||
19 | more triumphant seasons to come; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to the J'ettes' coaches and team members as a symbol |
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1 | of our esteem and respect.
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